'Wild': Australian senator says he just discovered 'Indian poop throwing festival'

Australian senator Ralph Babet announced on social media that he discovered a wild thing about India which is a poop throwing festival. This stemmed from US YouTuber Tyler Oliveira's misrepresentation of Karnataka's Gorehabba festival. The influencer documented his experience at the Indian festival, posted his vlog on it, triggering a major racist attack against Indians.

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The Gorehabba festival is celebrated in the village of Gumatapura, on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. It is a centuries-old ritual, but is limited to only one village. The day after Diwali, villagers collect fresh cow dung and throw it at each other with cow dung cakes -- in a ritual of purification.

But Oliveira's video this year pushed the little-known Indian festival to the limelight, inviting much hatred for India. Senator Ralph Babet in reaction to the video shared a post on X calling the ritual 'wild.' "I’ve just discovered a thing called an Indian poop throwing festival. Wild," he wrote in the post.

I’ve just discovered a thing called an Indian poop throwing festival. Wild.

— Senator Babet (@senatorbabet) November 10, 2025

Oliveira insisted that documenting the cow dung festival was not racist rhetoric. He also claimed that he spent $5,000 on tests for "countless diseases" and was attacked by 'tens of thousands of Indians' in ways that he could have never imagined.

However, following the reception, Oliveira shared that he did not mean to offend anyone and only wanted to share the custom with the rest of the world.

After much consideration, I have decided I will NOT be releasing my documentary capturing India’s poop-throwing festival…

I have been doxxed, and threatened by thousands of Indians over the last 2 weeks…

Tens of thousands of Indians have turned my life into a living hell. My…

— Tyler Oliveira (@tyleraloevera) November 6, 2025

"I have been doxxed, and threatened by thousands of Indians over the last 2 weeks…Showing up to this poop-festival was the worst decision of my life, and I severely underestimated the power of India…I am only one man… I cannot defeat the combined power of 1.5 billion Indians who yearn for my destruction. I simply cannot continue fighting this war, and must choose my battles. This one simply isn’t worth it. I never meant to offend Indians, their religion, or their culture. I just wanted to participate in this unusual poop-throwing festival and share it for the world to see. I ask that all Indians reading this please leave my family alone. Thank you," Oliveira posted, announcing his decision not to release the documentary that he made.

Just a day after the same, he released the documentary claiming to "expose" the festival.