Actor Prakash Raj To Sue BJP MP For Defamation 

Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj continues his tirade against BJP. This time, he issued a legal notice to Mysuru MP, Pratap Simha for making defamatory comments against him. Mr Simha, in his Facebook and Twitter posts, had allegedly made personal comments against Prakash Raj -- and the actor says he is filing a defamation case against the BJP MP.

Attaching copies of the MP's posts with a letter released by Mr Raj's lawyer, popular south Indian actor said the comments were purely personal which offended his reputation. Simha was reacting to the actor's statement over PM Modi's silence on journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.

One of the posts said, "Being sad due to sons death, having left your wife and ran behind dancer, Do you Mr. Rai, have any right/legitimacy/worthiness to say anything to Yogi-Modi??! (sic)"

Another said, "Your name in Karnataka is Prakash Rai and Prakash Raj in Tamil Nadu, you change your name & identity according to your convenience & necessity in different states."

Prakash Raj has been critical of Narendra Modi and the BJP over several issues in the recent past.

Prakash Raj demanded an unconditional apology from Mr Simha in writing that should be publicised, and for him to remove the posts on social media.

"I have sent a legal notice to Mr Pratap Simha... as a citizen of this country for the way he has trolled me. I have done this because 99 percent of those who troll are behind the mask, but now people who are straight, who are most responsible representing a constituency are part of trolling," Prakash Raj told reporters in Bengaluru.

"He has to reply to my queries. I have questioned his act of trolling. I am asking him to answer legally, and if he doesn't I will be taking criminal action against him," Prakash Raj said.