Prakash Raj, who faced a massive backlash for mocking India’s ambitious lunar mission Chadrayaan 3, is now being trolled all over again… this time for congratulating ISRO for the success of ‘Chandrayaan 3’.
Taking to Twitter, the ‘Singham’ actor wrote, “PROUD MOMENT for INDIA and to Humankind..Thank you #ISRO #Chandrayaan3 #VikramLander and to everyone who contributed to making this happen… may this guide us to Explore and Celebrate the mystery of our UNIVERSE…. Just asking.”
The post soon became viral on the microblogging site, gaining 2.5 million views and 48.4K likes.
Netizens flooded the comment section. Although some were positive, most of them were poking fun at the star.
One Twitter user shared a cartoon that shows the ‘Wanted’ actor spitting at the spacecraft but it landing on his face instead.
“Another one for you…joker,” wrote the user.
Another took a potshot at the ‘Ghilli’ star’s political sympathies and wrote, “We know how you are feeling right now commie!” Another quipped, “Don't pretend. We all know how upset you must be, hope you've burnol at your place.
Some netizens joked his account may be hacked.
Earlier, the actor faced massive hate after he took a dig at ‘Chandrayaan 3’. Taking to Twitter, he shared a picture of a man wearing a shirt and lungi, pouring tea into a cup and wrote, “First view just arrived from Chandrayaan… #VikramLander #justasking.”
This led to an uproar on Twitter.
A case was filed against the actor for mocking the mission at a police station in Karnataka.
The actor later backtracked, claiming he was only joking. “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