‘There’s No Witch Hunting Or Political Motivation’: Prakash Raj On ED Summoning Him For Allegedly Promoting Betting Apps

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sent notices to many South Indian actors for allegedly promoting betting apps. One of them was Prakash Raj, and on Wednesday, the actor was spotted outside the ED office in Hyderabad's Basheerbagh. After the investigation, Prakash spoke to the media and revealed what he told the officers.

The Wanted actor said, “As a citizen of this country, the officers had called on the money laundering of the betting apps, and I have come. It was something that I did in 2016, and later, on moral grounds, I did not pursue it. I gave them information that I have not received any money because I did not want to take money from that. They have taken all the details and we finished the enquiry, and that’s it.”

When he was asked if he thinks there’s any political motivation behind ED summoning him, he said, “Nothing! Officers are doing their jobs, and as a citizen, I am supposed to cooperate and answer their questions. There’s no witch hunting or political motivation in this.”

Prakash Raj reshared the video of PTI, and tweeted, “To all who want to know what happened with the ED summons today.  Thank you.”

Baahubali actor, Rana Daggubati, was also summoned ED to appear on July 23; however, he reportedly sought permission to postpone his visit. Apart from Prakash Raj and Rana, the other names who have been reportedly summoned are Nidhhi Agerwal, Ananya Nagalla, Pranitha Subhash, anchors Sreemukhi and Shyamala, YouTuber Harsha Sai, Bayya Sunny Yadav, Local Boy Nani, and more.

Prakash Raj Upcoming Movies

Prakash Raj has been in the industry for more than four decades. He has starred in many popular South and Hindi movies. The actor has films like Jana Nayagan, They Call Him OG, Goodachari 2, and others lined up.