Prakash Raj calls Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon ‘proud moment’

Days after actor Prakash Raj was criticised for his social media post on Chandrayaan-3, the actor later went on to congratulate the Indian Space Research Organisation for charting history as India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 landed on the lunar surface.

Raj was trolled for his post on X, formerly Twitter, viewed by many as mocking Chandrayaan-3. He later responded to the backlash by saying, "hate sees only hate" and that he was referring to an old joke.

In his latest tweet, the 58-year-old actor said the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's uncharted south pole was a moment of celebration for mankind.

"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," Raj wrote on the microblogging site.