{"id":8410,"date":"2026-04-02T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8410"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:39:15","slug":"i-dont-believe-in-god-but-she-did-prakash-raj-responds-to-trolls-after-mothers-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=8410","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Don\u2019t Believe in God, But She Did\u201d, Prakash Raj Responds to Trolls After Mother\u2019s Funeral &#8211; Woman&#8217;s era Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Veteran actor Prakash Raj is mourning the loss of his mother, Suvarnalata Raj, who passed away on March 31 at the age of 86. While the actor is grieving this personal loss, he has also found himself at the center of social media criticism over his religious beliefs. Suvarnalata Raj\u2019s last rites were performed in Bengaluru following Christian traditions, including a funeral mass at church and burial at a cemetery. Photos of Prakash Raj attending the ceremony with his family soon surfaced online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165930.190.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165930.190.webp 738w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165930.190-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Prakash Raj<\/p>\n<h3>Prakash Raj Trolled<\/h3>\n<p>However, the visuals triggered a wave of reactions, with some users questioning why the actor, who has openly identified as an atheist, chose to perform religious rituals. The controversy intensified after an old interview clip of Prakash Raj resurfaced on social media. In the video, he clearly states that he does not believe in God, sparking accusations of hypocrisy from some users. The debate quickly gained traction, with several posts highlighting the contrast between his personal beliefs and his actions during his mother\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165901.545.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165901.545.webp 554w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165901.545-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165901.545-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Prakash Raj<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/poonam-pandeys-pregnancy-turns-out-to-be-april-fools-prank-internet-reacts-strongly\/\"><em>Poonam Pandey\u2019s Pregnancy Turns Out to Be April Fools\u2019 Prank, Internet Reacts Strongly<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known for speaking his mind, Prakash Raj did not stay silent. Taking to social media platform X, he responded firmly to the criticism. He wrote that while he personally does not believe in God, his mother had deep faith and honoring her beliefs was a matter of respect. According to him, performing the last rites as per her faith is a basic human value, emphasizing that individuals should respect each other\u2019s beliefs, even if they don\u2019t share them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165908.744.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165908.744.webp 739w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2026-04-02T165908.744-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Prakash Raj<\/p>\n<p>Suvarnalata Raj passed away in Bengaluru after battling health issues. Her funeral was attended by close family members, including Prakash Raj\u2019s children and wife, along with friends from the film industry. Actor Achyuth Kumar was among those present to pay his last respects. In the past, Prakash Raj had spoken about his mother\u2019s medical condition. He revealed that she underwent brain surgery due to a cyst, which later caused memory loss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-600321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prakash-raj-1775119663681_d.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prakash-raj-1775119663681_d.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prakash-raj-1775119663681_d-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Prakash Raj<\/p>\n<p>The actor shared that she struggled to recognize even close family members after the procedure, making it an emotionally challenging time for the family. He had once spoken at a dementia symposium about how the experience deeply affected him and motivated him to find ways to keep his mother engaged and connected. Amid the criticism, Prakash Raj\u2019s response has resonated with many who believe that respecting a loved one\u2019s faith is more important than personal ideology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womansera.com\/i-dont-believe-in-god-but-she-did-prakash-raj-responds-to-trolls-after-mothers-funeral\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran actor Prakash Raj is mourning the loss of his mother, Suvarnalata Raj, who passed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8411,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,1049,122,5187,169,21431,3856],"tags":[179,1045,5183,21430,3853],"class_list":["post-8410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actor","category-atheist","category-bollywood","category-christian","category-controversy","category-hinduism","category-prakash-raj","tag-actor","tag-atheist","tag-christian","tag-hinduism","tag-prakash-raj"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}