AAP offers open support to actor Prakash Raj who plans to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said that it has offered open support to actor Prakash Raj who recently announced that he would be contesting the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha Elections as an independent candidate. "Renowned Actor @prakashraaj plans to contest loksabha elections, @AamAadmiParty offers open support to him. In a party meeting in bangalore, Dy CM @msisodia welcomes the decision, says all good ppl are welcome in politics (sic)," tweeted Vaibhav, AAP's chief spokesperson of Uttar Pradesh.

The announcement was made during a Aam Aadmi Party meeting in Bangalore which was attended by Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other party leaders. The actor, who was present at the meeting, took to Twitter to thank the deputy chief minister and party cadres for extending support to his political journey. 

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"Thank you @AamAadmiParty Dy CM @msisodia and to every single cadre for the assuring support to my political journey. ... #citizensvoice #justasking in parliament too..(sic)," he tweeted.

Earlier, the actor announced that he will contest the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha Elections as an independent candidate. However, he is yet to decide the constituency from where he would fight. He is the third actor, after Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who has decided to foray into politics.

Raj is considered to have an anti-BJP stance and has criticised PM Narendra Modi government on many occasions. He became vocal after his friend and senior journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered.