# Prakash Raj's Powerful Stand: "Who Am I to Deny My Mother Her Faith?" Imagine burying your own mother—not according to your beliefs, but hers alone. That's exactly what actor **Prakash Raj** did, sparking a firestorm of online trolls who called him a hypocrite for honoring her **Christian funeral rites** despite his self-proclaimed atheism.[1][2] Prakash Raj's mother, **Swarnalatha Rai** (also referred to as Suvarnalatha), passed away on **March 29, 2026**, at age 86 due to age-related ailments. Her funeral on **March 31** in Bengaluru featured a mass at St. Michael's Church and burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery, attended by family including his children, wife Pony Verma, brother Prasad Raj, and friend Achyuth Kumar.[1][2] Social media erupted when users resurfaced old videos of Prakash declaring his atheism, accusing him of hypocrisy for participating.[3] Unfazed, Prakash fired back on X (formerly Twitter): *"Yes, I don't believe in god .. but my mother believed in her god. Who am i to deny her .. the right to be buried according to her belief. This is the basic respect we give one another. Will you Hate mongering monsters understand this #justasking."*[2][3] He framed it as simple human respect, prioritizing her wishes over his own views on faith.[1][4] This isn't Prakash's first brush with trolls—he's long championed humanity over division, once noting belief in God is personal as long as it doesn't harm others.[3] Amid the grief, he also debunked fake tweets falsely attributed to him mocking others, calling out bigots on April Fools' Day: *"Joke is on you Fools."*[5]
Image: Honoring a loved one's final wishes (Unsplash)
Citations
1.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/who-am-i-to-deny-my-mother-the-right-to-be-buried-according-to-her-belief-says-prakash-raj/articleshow/129948723.cms
2.https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/prakash-raj-responds-to-criticism-over-mother-christian-funeral-23623801
3.https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1310787
4.https://www.news18.com/movies/regional-cinema/who-am-i-to-deny-her-belief-prakash-raj-hits-back-at-trolls-over-mothers-christian-funeral-ws-kl-10011136.html
5.https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/joke-is-on-you-fools-prakash-raj-slams-fake-viral-tweet-about-prime-minister-narendra-modis-mother
6.https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/south/prakash-raj-brutally-roasts-social-media-user-for-this-post-about-pm-modis-mother-joke-is-on-you-fools-article-153973715
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