Comedian Tanmay Bhat's Old 'Jokes' About Raping Children Resurface

Comedian Tanmay Bhat's old tweets, where he made inappropriate comments about sexual violence, have resurfaced amid the recent rape cases that have shaken India. The 37-year-old "joked" about sensitive issues like child rape and marital rape in the name of 'dark humour', sparking controversy on social media. These tweets have emerged amid the compromised safety climate in the nation after numerous cases of sex crimes against women and girls were reported in less than a month. From Kolkata to Badlapur and Assam to Uttarakhand, the country grapples with heinous incidents that have sparked widespread outrage and protests.

Tanmay Bhat's Old Tweets Make Headlines

Tanmay Bhat's insensitive tweets were brought to light on the microblogging site Reddit, with a caption, "TANMAY BHAT'S DISGUSTING TAKE ON RAPE." On the subreddit r/InstaCelebGossip, the user attached screenshots of the celebrity comedian's tweets dating back as far as 2012 and 2016.

Trigger warning: Mentions of child abuse and sexualisation, marital rape

TANMAY BHAT'S DISGUSTING TAKE ON RAPE
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This is not the first time that Bhat's sexual misconduct has been exposed. In 2018, during the #MeToo movement, the then-CEO of the creative agency All India Bakchod was accused of concealing sexual harassment complaints against an employee, Utsav Chakraborty.

Due to these allegations, Bhat was removed from the panel of judges for the second season of the reality show Comicstaan. The above-mentioned tweets about child rape and many more problematic topics also resurfaced in 2023, leading to him losing brand deals with several major companies.

However, Tanmay Bhat continues to enjoy a significant following on social media and is often invited to high-profile events. To many of his new followers, his controversial background even came as a shock as the tweets gained the spotlight once again.

Tanmay Bhat has gotten away with so much in the name of dark humour, I’m glad people are getting him again. Carryminati next. https://t.co/6QrrywviMr

— Aksh ✩ 종상 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚛 ✩ (@bangtitteez) August 25, 2024

Before Tanmay Bhat’s weight-loss becomes the talk of the town, thanks to his PR.

Here is your annual reminder of the scum-bag that he is pic.twitter.com/wrzIHOZWHB

— Monica Verma (@TrulyMonica) August 25, 2024

When people outrage about why the brouhaha about the safe touch for babies, saying it’s too much, consider pervs like him.
No, this isn’t dark humour or sarcasm.
It’s plain and simple sexualisation of a baby girl. @thetanmay is a b@stard scum and sadly there are many like him. pic.twitter.com/XW9FOJ0MR9

— Devlina Ganguly🌺🌺 (@w0nderw0manhere) August 25, 2024

why is everyone acting so shocked by those Tanmay Bhatt tweets? multiple people associated with AIB have a history of being problematic and those aren’t even recent tweets what else did u guys even expect? AIB got dissolved for a reason, remember?

— pri (@prinkalmishraa) August 25, 2024