New Delhi, July 23 -- Actor Rajkummar Rao has sparked a fresh social media debate after deleting an Instagram comment responding to criticism over his participation in last year's "Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai" song.

The now-deleted reply came after Rao voiced support for the ongoing student protests in New Delhi, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party, on Wednesday.

In the comments section of his post, an Instagram user questioned the actor's decision to appear in the song, which also featured several other Bollywood celebrities. Rao responded to the criticism before deleting the comment. However, screenshots of his reply were widely shared on social media.

The exchange began when user @om.ar510 commented:

"I had huge respect for you ma...