Actor Prakash Raj was criticised on August 21 for a post on Twitter, mocking India’s moon mission, Chandrayaan. On August 20, Prakash shared a cartoon showing a man in a shirt and sarong, pouring tea, with a caption in Kannada, which read: “Latest news: First view just arrived from the Chandrayaan Vikram Lander. Just asking.”
BJP’s national spokesman, C.R. Keshavan, said, “Prakash ji, you should be ashamed of yourself for mocking and insulting the selfless contributions of our scientists like Dr. Abdul Kalam, T.K. Anuradha and others.” Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said, “I condemn Prakash Raj for this shameful tweet.”