Bhopal, Jan 9 (TIWN) Soon after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday declared the upcoming Deepika Padukone-starrer "Chhapaak" tax-free in the state even before its release on Friday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has followed suit.

This assumes significance in the background of the actor visiting the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on January 7 and showing solidarity with students protesting against the violence on university campus on January 5.  Padukone was seen sharing the stage with JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who was seriously injured in the violence, as well as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was seen raising slogans in a video that went viral. According to news agency PTI, she left without addressing the crowd.  Soon after her visit, calls to boycott her film were made on social media site Twitter and "#Boycott Chhapaak" started trending.  Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Singh Bagga had called for a boycott of the actor but several others had supported and lauded the actor for standing up for the students.