Bollywood star Sonu Sood, well known and admired for his philanthropic work especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, has stepped down as the “State Icon” of Punjab, the actor announced on Friday.
Actor he has voluntarily stepped down from the post of being Punjab’s state icon after holding the position for over a year. Sood says his decision comes in sync with the Election Commission’s principles, but maintains that it doesn’t mean an end to his responsibilities and duties towards the public.
Earlier today, the Election Commission had announced on Twitter that it has withdrawn the 48-year-old actor’s appointment as Punjab’s state icon.
He had said in November that his sister, Malvika Sood, will contest the upcoming Punjab polls.
The decision came after his relentless work throughout the lockdown in helping migrant workers across the country get home safely. Apart from that, he had also donated food, shelter and PPE kits to those who needed them.
In November, the actor had said that his sister, Malvika Sood, would contest the Punjab polls from Moga but he was tight-lipped about the party.
In the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls, Congress won an absolute majority in the state by winning 77 seats and ousted the SAD-BJP government after 10 years. Aam Aadmi Party emerged as the second-largest party winning 20 seats in 117-member Punjab Legislative Assembly. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) could only manage to win 15 seats while the BJP secured 3 seats.
