Actor Prakash Raj says his recent speech was misquoted by the media and has given an explanation.
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oi-Lekhaka
By Mayur Javali
While
addressing
the
media
at
a
certain
gathering,
Prakash
Raj,
was
seen
taking
a
dig
at
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi.
He
expressed
his
dissatisfaction
and
wasn't
clearly
happy
with
the
silence
of
our
Prime
Minister.
He
was
quoted
by
certain
section
of
media
that
he
would
return
his
national
awards
and
apparently
exclaimed
that
the
PM
was
a
bigger
actor
than
him.
Since
his
speech
was
in
Kannada,
he
claims
that
his
speech
was
misquoted.
Now
Prakash
Raj
has
given
a
formal
explanation
on
the
whole
issue,
"All
I
could
do
is
laugh
when
I
see
these
scrolls
in
Television
channels.
I
am
not
a
fool
to
give
back
my
National
Awards
which
has
been
given
to
me
for
my
body
of
work
and
which
I
am
proud
of.
Well
coming
to
the
point,
I
would
like
to
explain
few
things."
"I
was
on
a
stage
addressing
a
group
of
youngsters;
there
was
a
discussion
about
the
killing
of
Gauri
Lankesh
and
other
killings
that
shocked
us.
We
don't
know
who
killed
them,
but
we
can
see
who
is
celebrating.
I
am
pained
and
I
am
taken
aback
by
the
celebration
of
inhuman
killing,
and
I
just
vented
out
my
anger
at
those
people
who
are
celebrating."
"When
such
killings
are
celebrated
and
the
Prime
Minister
of
the
country
decides
to
remain
silent
about
the
issue.
That
silence
hurts
me.
This
is
what
I
said,
and
I
have
a
right
to
say
this.
It
is
as
simple
as
that.
All
this
hype
saying
Prakash
Raj
is
going
to
reject
his
National
Awards
as
a
protest
against
the
government
is
something
I
did
not
say.
What's
said
and
what's
not
said.
For
all
out
there...
thank
you"
"These
painful
statements
have
come
from
the
versatile
actor
since
the
departed
soul,
Gauri
Lankesh,
was
his
best
friend
and
that
the
celebration
of
the
death
caused
more
agony
for
the
near
and
dear
ones."