Actor Prakash Raj is in the spotlight again for airing his opinions on Twitter supporting fellow actor Kamal Haasan, whose remarks on “Hindu terror” has stirred a hornet’s nest.
He has taken to his official Twitter handle and started the campaign #JustAsking, posing questions on various issues, often political.
Responding to the controversy over Mr. Haasan’s column in a Tamil magazine, Mr. Raj on Friday tweeted: “If instilling fear in the name of religion, culture, morality is not terrorising... then what is it?”
The actor has been posing several questions under #Justasking. He recently tweeted asking right-wing activists when they intend to bring down the Taj Mahal, adding that they would at least show it to their children one last time. In another tweet, he questioned the politicians for “wasting our time digging history #TipuSultan #Tajmahal and creating hatred for which we the living are not responsible.”
Questions single-language imposition
In a series of tweets, Mr. Raj also questioned the imposition of a single language on the country. “All attempts to impose one language on us... is it to make us listen and follow you or is it for you to understand what we need.” He also tweeted in support of tax denial Satyagraha by theatre personality Prasanna demanding zero per cent GST on all handmade products.
