Overview
- After a resurfaced video drew outrage online, a complaint accused the actor of hurting religious sentiments under Indian law that criminalizes “outraging religious feelings,” with media reporting a criminal case has been registered.
- The remarks trace back to a January Kerala Literature Festival talk where he narrated a children’s-theatre retelling that included a “$2,000 with GST” line and a North–South framing of the Ramayana.
- BJP leader and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam board member Bhanu Prakash Reddy sent a legal notice demanding a public apology and warning of a damages claim of Rs 100 crore.
- Prakash Raj has not issued a public response to the complaint or the legal notice, according to the reports.
- Calls on social media urge producers to drop him from upcoming projects, including the film Varanasi, raising the prospect of industry fallout.