New Delhi: A police station of Karnataka’s Bagalkot district has booked actor Prakash Raj over a social media post, in which he allegedly mocked India’s ambitious third lunar mission- Chandrayaan-3, police said on Tuesday.
“A complaint has been filed against actor Prakash Raj for his post on the Chandrayaan-3 mission,” police said, ANI reported.
“Hindu organisations leaders filed a complaint against the actor in Banahatti police station of Bagalkote district and have demanded action,” they added.
The veteran actor on Sunday took to microblogging site X, 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.”
Prakash Raj has been facing heavy backlash since then with people saying that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is linked to the country’s pride.
Prakash Raj clarified on X that his comments were only intended as a joke. “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” he posted.
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, around 18:04 hours IST.
Live action will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 17:27 IST on Aug 23, 2023.
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