Palki Sharma’s Subtle Masterstroke! Trolls Dhruv Rathee as a German Cockroach?

Palki Sharma, an unbiased reporter and popular news anchor, has garnered a vast fanbase in India and abroad. In a recent video on Firstpost Vantage, Palki Sharma delivered a masterclass in subtlety and wit. Without directly naming Dhruv Rathee, a controversial YouTuber, she left it to her intelligent audience to connect the dots. This approach left Rathee with no means to publicly counter her.

Three days ago, Sharma released a six-minute documentary discussing cockroaches, an unusual topic amidst the busy reporting on India's election cycle and ongoing global conflicts. However, the video on pests was a clever 'pest control' message in disguise. The discerning viewers quickly deciphered the subtext: Sharma was trolling Dhruv Rathee, often referred to as the “German Shepherd.”

In her six-minute video, Palki Sharma talks about cockroaches and their growing menace in lives of the common people. Right when the report gets confusing, she specifically focuses on the German Cockroach. Thereafter, she explains that despite its name, this breed of German Cockroach hails its roots from Southeast Asia. Then, Sharma details about its growing pest value, implying that German Cockroaches may be the biggest pest issue in the world!

LASTLY, SHE MENTIONS METHODS TO HANDLE PESTS LIKE GERMAN COCKROACHES! SHE ADVISES HER VIEWERS TO STAY CALM, AVOID PANIC, AND EVEN TRY BEING SOCIABLE TOWARDS THE ROACHES.

The underlying message became evident to many: Palki Sharma was making a parallel between the tenacious and invasive nature of cockroaches and truth twister extraordinaire – Dhruv Rathee. Mr. Rathee, an Indian YouTuber based in Germany, has gained notoriety for his controversial videos.

Dhruv Rathee is well known for his “truth-twisting” videos. He frequently finds himself at odds with fact-checkers who expose his selective presentation of facts. Sometimes he even gets called up for presenting fake facts, for example – his Secular Shivaji Maharaj video!