Prakash Raj's ‘Sindoor' Quip At PM Modi Sparks BJP Outrage: ‘More Dangerous Than ISI…'

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Likening Raj's rhetoric to that of an enemy agent, BJP said that it's more shameful when a good character actor, who preaches things on screen, acts like a villain in real life.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit out at actor Prakash Raj over his controversial remarks linking Operation Sindoor and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Likening Raj's rhetoric to that of an enemy agent, BJP said that it's more shameful when a good character actor, who preaches so many things on screen, acts like a villain in real life.
What Prakash Raj Said?
In a follow-up post, he questioned, 'But why will women take #Sindoor from this old man?", a comment many saw as a personal dig at PM Modi's age and marital status.
BJP Reacts
BJP leader NV Subhash condemned Prakash Raj's remarks as 'deeply shameful" and 'disrespectful" to Indian women. He urged the actor to take back his comments saying that such remarks doesn't go well with his stature.
'This kind of statement doesn't go very well with the versatile actor, or his stature, always talking about Modi, belittling the Indian Army, democratic values of society, I expect him to withdraw his words, because this is a direct attack on women. It is more shameful that a good, character actor, when he preaches so many things on celluloid, but when he comes to real life, he is like a villain," he said as quoted by news agency PTI.
Subhash further likened the actor to an ISI agent or a traitor over his 'Sindoor' comment.
'I think he is more dangerous than an ISI agent, or a traitor who always wants to make hole in democratic values. He has his mother, sister, he should not make such statements against women… He should immediately withdraw his words," he added.
Operation Sindoor
India launched 'precision strikes" under Operation Sindoor on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The strikes killed over 100 terrorists including 10 family members of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and four close aides.
Targets included Jaish's Markaz Subhan Allah in Bahawalpur, Sarjal camp in Tehra Kalan, Markaz Abbas in Kotli, and the Syedna Bilal camp in Muzaffarabad. Lashkar's strongholds — Markaz Taiba in Murdike, Markaz Ahle Hadith in Barnala, and Shwawai Nalla camp in Muzaffarabad — were also hit. Hizbul Mujahideen's facilities at Makaz Raheel Shahid in Kotli and Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot were among those targeted.

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