Sanitary pads should be free, says 'PadMan' Akshay Kumar.

Akshay Kumar, who is all set to come up
with his next film PadMan in the Republic
day weekend, feels that sanitary pads
should not be tax free, rather free for
women.
While promoting the movie in Pune, the 50-
year-old-actor said, "Women are going for
tax free sanitary, but I say it should be
completely free. Cut the five percent money
from defence, make one bomb less and give
it to women to get the sanitary napkin.
PadMan is a biopic based on the life of
Arunachalam Muruganantham, who makes
cheap and affordable sanitary pads for the
women of his village and fights for
menstrual hygiene. Quirky posters,
interesting trailer and some soulful songs
have already made fans really curious.
Helmed by R. Balki, PadMan also stars Sonam
Kapoor and Radhika Apte. The flick is all set
to release on January 25 and will clash with
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus
Padmaavat, which stars Deepika Padukone,
Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in the
pivotal roles.

http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-sanitary-pads-should-be-free-says-padman-akshay-kumar-2575645.

At least he's offering a solution.

That's a good idea. However cost is not as much an issue in India as is proper disposal from all the horror stories I have read. No wonder most rural women wear clothes, because they can wash and reuse them. Where will they throw away the pads? Asking the government to do something about proper disposal and improving sewage systems etc. would be a much better request.