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    Actor Prakash Raj will be contesting Lok Sabha elections

    Actor Prakash Raj will be contesting Lok Sabha elections

    By Shalini Ojha
    Jan 06, 2019
    11:49 am

    What's the story

    Actor Prakash Raj, who has been critical of the Narendra Modi government, announced on Saturday he will contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central constituency.

    Raj had spoken about his new innings on January 1 and confirmed he would foray into politics.

    On Twitter, he thanked his fans and well-wishers for the support they poured on him.

    Twitter Post

    Raj makes the announcement

    #2019 PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS.Thank you for the warm n encouraging response to my new journey.. I will be contesting from BENGALURU CENTRAL constituency #KARNATAKA as an INDEPENDENT..will share the Details with the media in few days..#citizensvoice #justasking in parliament too... pic.twitter.com/wJN4WaHlZP

    — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 5, 2019

    Decision

    AAP welcomes Raj's new innings

    Raj is most likely to contest against BJP's PC Mohan, who has held the seat since 2009.

    After he announced his decision, Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lent support to him.

    "In a party meeting in Bangalore, Dy CM @msisodia welcomes the decision, says all good ppl (sic) are welcome in politics," the party said in a tweet.

    Twitter Post

    Raj is happy with AAP's welcome

    Thank you @AamAadmiParty Dy CM @msisodia and to every single cadre for the assuring support to my political journey. ... #citizensvoice #justasking in parliament too.. https://t.co/9PH8K9Ujv2

    — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 4, 2019

    Just asking

    Raj has been asking questions to government for long now

    Raj has been targeting the Centre over varied issues, from the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh to hate speech and mob lynching incidents.

    On Twitter, he uses the hashtag #Just Asking to express how disgruntled he is with the current government.

    Once Raj courted controversy by saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a better actor than him.

    Twitter Post

    An example of his viral #JustAsking tweets

    If instilling fear in the name of religion..culture..morality is not terrorizing..than what is it ..#justasking pic.twitter.com/hs8Y3H700L

    — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) November 3, 2017

    Details

    Earlier, Raj said he isn't scared of Gauri Lankesh 'killers'

    Notably, in June 2018 the SIT probing the death of Lankesh found her 'killers' wanted to attack Raj too.

    Sharing a new report of the findings, Raj tweeted hate would not succeed in silencing him and his voice will only grow stronger.

    Before Raj, South superstars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth announced they will be contesting Lok Sabha elections due for summer this year.

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