Bollywood  star Akshay Kumar , awaiting the release of  'PadMan' , believes good causes must be supported irrespective of one's political aspirations. The actor made the comment on Twitter when a user pointed out how Akshay was making his "political associations and aspirations so obvious" with 'PadMan', which revolves around the topic of menstrual hygiene.

"A good cause like menstrual hygiene needs to be supported regardless of the political association or aspiration," tweeted Akshay, who highlighted the need of eradication of open defecation in his film  'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'

A good cause like Menstrual Hygiene needs to be supported regardless of the political association or aspiration https://t.co/sLTf16pnV2

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 22, 2018

Directed by R. Balki, 'PadMan' is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham , a Tamil Nadu-based social activist who revolutionised the concept of menstrual hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost machine to make sanitary napkins.

'PadMan' stars Akshay as Muruganantham, while Radhika Apte  plays his wife. Actor Sonam Kapoor  will also be seen in a special role in the movie which will hit the screens on February 9.