'If You Don't Get A Joke Then The Joke Is On You': Prakash Raj On Chandrayaan 3 Controversy

Multilingual actor Prakash Raj has given a clarification on his tweet mocking India's ambitious moon mission Chandrayaan 3.

Prakash Raj has said that he was referring to a joke about Neil Armstrong (the first person to walk on the Moon) times. "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," he tweeted.

The actor was trolled for a post, viewed by many as mocking India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3. On Sunday, Raj shared a cartoon showing a man in a shirt and sarong pouring tea.

He captioned the cartoon in Kannada, writing, "Latest news: First view just arrived from the Chandrayaan #VikramLander #justasking". While the actor did not specify the man in the cartoon, many social media users slammed the actor for making fun of former ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) chief K Sivan.

Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, is ready to touch down on the Moon's south pole on August 23. It will be the first to land on the lunar south pole. It is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface.

His post did not go well with many. People urged him to keep out ISRO's achievements out of politics.

"Prakashji, this Chandrayan mission is from ISRO not BJP. If it gets succeed, it's for India not for any party (sic). Why you want this mission to fail? BJP is just a ruling party. It will go one day. But ISRO will remain for years and will make us proud (sic)," he said.

"He is making fun of an achievement that the world considers a milestone," another user added.

"You have stooped so low.. feel ashamed that you are a fellow countryman !! I am proud of ISRO !! Jai Hind," a netizen said.