India, May 22 -- Tamil star and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan made a video on Friday explaining why it was important to conserve energy in India amid the West Asia conflict between the US-Israel and Iran. Talking about the sacrifices India made in the 1960s, the actor-politician noted that PM Narendra Modi's directive was comparatively feasible.

Kamal posted a video on his Instagram on Friday, captioning it, "India has overcome wars, shortages, and global crises before - through unity and shared sacrifice. This moment calls for the same national spirit again."

He began his video by stating that he was deeply concerned amid the conflict, saying, "Today, I speak to you as an Indian deeply concerned by the impact of the Iran war. Oil prices ...