Following his comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a court in Lucknow today registered a case against actor Prakash Raj. This comes after the National Award-winning actor questioned Modi's silence over senior journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.

Case registered against actor Prakash Raj in a Lucknow Court on complaint by a lawyer over his remarks on PM Modi; Case to be heard on 7 Oct - ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 4, 2017

Speaking at the 11th state meet of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Bengaluru, Prakash Raj went on the record saying that PM Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are better actors than him. He also said that he wanted to give back his National Awards. While Raj was severely criticised on social media, the actor later clarified on Twitter saying that he isn't a fool to give away the awards.

In the video message, Prakash said, "I don't belong to any political party. As a citizen of this country, I have the right to question PM Modi. His silence over Gauri Lankesh's murder is 'chilling'."

What's said...n what's not said. For all out there .. thank you pic.twitter.com/zIT7rnkFxb - Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) October 2, 2017

Prakash Raj in one of the finest actors in Indian cinema. He made his Tamil debut with K Balachander's Duet. Prakash Raj won the National Award for Best Supporting Actor for Iruvar. He won the National Award for Best Actor for Kancheevaram. Prakash Raj has won 5 National Awards till date.

Earlier in September, senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, a well-known critic of the right wing forces, was shot dead at her house in Bengaluru.