Apoorva Mukhija aka The Rebel Kid says it wasn¡¯t just her, reveals mom faced rape threats amid IGL controversy

The internet can be chaotic, but sometimes it goes completely rogue. And Apoorva Mukhija, known to her 20-something fanbase as The Rebel Kid, learned that the hard way after the India¡¯s Got Latent (IGL) fiasco lit social media on fire.

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The India¡¯s Got Latent controversy

While most fingers initially pointed at YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia for that problematic remark on the

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Could not stop myself frm crying when she said how her parents were harassed her mom's health deteriorated cause of it
All of this just because she answered back a vile man in his own language? What is happening to our country pic.twitter.com/53kvtA2KGS

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show, a clip featuring Apoorva went viral too, unleashing a level of trolling that would make even the most hardened influencer want to log off forever. But this wasn¡¯t just online hate. It was real, raw, and ugly.

Apoorva Makhija aka The Rebel Kid reveals her mom received rape threats

In a recent conversation with Yuvaa, Apoorva pulled back the curtain on just how dark things got. She confessed that while she was busy bracing herself for impact, she had no idea the internet had already found its way to her family. Her mother¡¯s public Instagram account became a battleground of venom. Rape threats. Slut shaming. Disgusting DMs.

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Apoorva shared that for the first few days, she was just trying to process the hate herself, completely unaware that the storm had reached her own home. When she finally checked in, her brother dropped the bomb: their mum¡¯s blood pressure had spiked to 180/120, and the comment section? A war zone.

And what did her mum post that triggered the hate brigade? Just a simple comment: ¡°I¡¯m very proud of my daughter.¡± That was it. No rants, no defences, just love. She then quietly turned off her comments.

Apoorva Makhija¡¯s journey post the controversy

Her father, who had always preached the value of keeping dignity intact in society, now had to witness his worst fears come true. Apoorva admitted that she felt like she had shattered her parents¡¯ trust in one cruel swoop.

But here is the plot twist: she survived. Thanks to a solid inner circle of three ride-or-die friends and a family that refused to let the trolls win, Apoorva bounced back.

Because even when the internet gets toxic, there is still strength in silence, resilience in support, and yes, light at the end of that pitch-black tunnel