Chennai, Aug. 6 -- The Tamil Nadu BJP on Tuesday urged people to boycott movies featuring the actor-politician Kamal Haasan, in a response to his comments on "sanatana dharma" made at a charity event held on Sunday.

BJP state secretary Amar Prasad Reddy posted a video message onto his social media accounts, wherein he said: "Earlier it was Udhayanidhi Stalin. Now, it is Kamal who wants to destroy sanatana dharma. Let's teach them a lesson."

"I appeal to every Hindu to not watch Kamal's movies, not even on OTT. If we do this, they will not share such irresponsible statements that hurt millions of Hindus on public platforms," he added.

At the event on Sunday organised by Agaram Foundation, a non-profit run by fellow Tamil actor Suriya, K...