00:00 Actor Prakash Raj, one of the prominent actors in Indian cinema, has earned a name for himself
00:07 not only in the South film industry but in Bollywood as well.
00:12 He is best known for playing negative roles in Wanted, Singham, The Bungtoo and Police
00:17 Giri to name a few.
00:19 The actor is now receiving flags for mocking ex-Isro chief K. Sivan ahead of the Chandrayaan
00:25 3 landing.
00:26 Prakash Raj, known for speaking his mind, took a dig at the Indian moon mission in a
00:31 new tweet.
00:33 On August 20, he took to Twitter to share a cartoon of a man in a vest and lungi pouring
00:38 tea.
00:39 Soon, the controversial tweet was called out by the users in the comment section and the
00:44 actor was attacked for mocking the Isro chairman and India's moon mission.
00:49 Many slammed him for his blind hatred and mocking India's scientific mission.
00:54 A user also taught him the difference between political and national trolling.
01:00 One user wrote, "Every Indian is immensely proud of Chandrayaan 3.
01:04 Shame on you for mocking Chandrayaan 3.
01:07 Anyway, what else can one expect from an anti-Indian like you?"
01:13 India is the only country where pseudo-activists, comedians, opposition and YouTubers praying
01:18 for Vikram Landa of Chandrayaan 3 failed so that they could pin down the Modi government,
01:23 another user wrote.
01:25 Schooling the actor, one user tweeted, "Isro represents the best of India.
01:30 It achieved greatness in spite of meager resources and a pessimistic atmosphere.
01:34 Isro ranks among the best now, attempting what only a handful of nations have achieved.
01:40 This man represents the worst of India.
01:42 Hates that nation that has given him so much."
01:46 See some of the other tweets here.
01:47 Besides showbiz, Prakash Raj started his political movement with the hashtag #JustAsking
02:11 after his friend Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in September 2017.
02:16 He also contested in the 2019 Indian general election as an independent candidate for the
02:21 Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency but lost.
02:25 Prakash Raj has spoken against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP
02:31 and their ideals.
02:32 He continues to share his opinions on Twitter despite severe backlash.
02:36 Chandrayaan 3 is set to launch on the moon on August 23, 2023 around 6.04 pm IST.
02:45 Isro is bidding to make a successful soft landing on the moon, which will make India
02:49 the fourth country in the world to achieve the feat after the US, Russia and China.
02:55 The Chandrayaan 3 mission's lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is widely regarded
03:01 as the father of Indian space programme.
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