After being trolled for ‘chaiwala’ tweet, Prakash Raj congratulates ISRO on Chandrayaan-3 success: ‘Proud moment for India’

Prakash Raj joined a chorus of film industry personalities in congratulating ISRO for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon. This comes after the actor was trolled for a tweet about the mission recently.

Actor Prakash Raj landed in a controversy after tweeting about the Chandrayaan-3 mission. (Photo: Prakash Raj/Instagram)

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Actor Prakash Raj, who recently courted controversy after sharing a cartoon about the Chandrayaan-3 mission on Twitter (now X), has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful moon mission. On Wednesday, the actor joined a chorus of film industry personalities in celebrating the achievement. India is only the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first nation to land on the lunar south pole.

Prakash Raj wrote, “PROUD MOMENT for INDIA and to Humankind.. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿Thank you #ISRO #Chandrayaan3 #VikramLander and to everyone who contributed to make this happen .. may this guide us to Explore and Celebrate the mystery of our UNIVERSE .. #justasking.”

PROUD MOMENT for INDIA and to Humankind.. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿Thank you #ISRO #Chandrayaan3 #VikramLander and to everyone who contributed to make this happen .. may this guide us to Explore and Celebrate the mystery of our UNIVERSE .. #justasking

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 23, 2023

Also read | Prakash Raj reacts after facing backlash for viral tweet on Chandrayaan 3: ‘Hate only sees hate’

Previously, the actor was caught in a controversy after he shared a cartoon of a tea seller on Twitter, in the context of the moon mission. Sharing the post, he had written, “BREAKING NEWS:- First picture coming from the Moon by #VikramLander Wowww #justasking.” After getting trolled for his post, the actor clarified, “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.”

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

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In a follow-up tweet, he further added, “ATTENTION:-dear #Unacedemy trolls and #godimedia who know only one #Chaiwala .. proudly presenting .. the ever inspiring our own malayali chaiwala since 1960 s ..if you want to be educated please read #justasking.”

Several film industry personalities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Rajinikanth, SS Rajamouli, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Hrithik Roshan and others celebrated the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s success on Wednesday. Announcing the mission’s success, ISRO tweeted, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ‘India, I reached my destination and you too!’”

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