A police complaint has been lodged in the police station of Karnataka’s Bagalkot district against renowned actor Prakash Raj for a tweet he posted concerning the Chandrayaan-3 mission, sparking a fresh controversy.
“A complaint has been filed against actor Prakash Raj for his post on the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Police said. “Hindu organizations leaders filed a complaint against the actor in Banahatti police station of Bagalkote district and have demanded action,” the police added
The actor on Sunday took to micro blogging site X, earlier known as Twitter, sharing a caricature of a man in a shirt and lungi pouring tea.
Sharing the picture, he wrote, “First view just arrived from Chandrayaan .. #VikramLander #justasking.”
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First picture coming from the Moon by #VikramLander Wowww #justasking pic.twitter.com/RNy7zmSp3G— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 20, 2023
Prakash Raj has been facing heavy backlash since then with people saying that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is linked to the country’s pride.
Amid the severe backlash, Prakash Raj chose to address the controversy by issuing a clarification on his social media platform. He defended his tweet, explaining that he was referring to a joke from the “Armstrong times” and was celebrating a local tea seller from Kerala. He challenged critics to understand the humor and grow up, suggesting that the joke was taken out of context.
Hate sees only Hate.. i was referring to a joke of #Armstrong times .. celebrating our kerala Chaiwala .. which Chaiwala did the TROLLS see ?? .. if you dont get a joke then the joke is on you .. GROW UP #justasking https://t.co/NFHkqJy532
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 21, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14, 2023 via the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 2:35 PM.
