Prakash Raj clarified that the controversial tweet was not meant to mock ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission.
After receiving hate for ‘mocking’ ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission, Prakash Raj took to Instagram and clarified that he was ‘referring to a joke of Armstrong times.’ The National Award-winning landed himself in controversies after he shared a controversial tweet seemingly mocking ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission ahead of its expected landing date on Moon on August 23.
He tweeted, “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 don’t get a joke then the joke is on you .. GROW UP #justasking.”
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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
For the unversed, sharing a caricature of a brown man wearing a shirt and a lungi and pouring tea in his both cups on X (previously known as Twitter), Prakash Raj wrote, “BREAKING NEWS:- First picture coming from the Moon by #VikramLander Wowww #justasking”. Netizens slammed the actor and asked him to keep ISRO aside from his political views against the ruling party.
One netizen replied, “The problem with hate is, once you start hating someone then eventually your hate becomes so strong that you start hating everyone. You forgot the difference between the person, ideology and national achievement. Everything looks the same! Sad to see a talented actor behaving like this!”.
“Prakash ji, this Chandryan mission is from ISRO not BJP. If it gets succeed, it’s for India not for any party. Why you want this mission to fail? BJP is just a ruling party. It will go one day. But, ISRO will remain for years and will make us proud. In search of truth, you’re forgetting basic nationalism. India’s failure shouldn’t be a victory. Keep ISRO aside from this political hate”, read another comment.
Prakash Raj has been a part of multiple blockbusters this year including Thalapathy Vijay’s Varisu, Chiranjeevi’s Waltair Veerayya, and Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 2.
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