The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik expressed his gratitude to Sonu Sood on Twitter after he helped several girls return to their home in Odisha amid the coronavirus lockdown. Sonu Sood, who has been relentlessly working to help stranded migrants return to their states, airlifted 177 girls stuck in Kerala and sent them home to Odisha on Friday.
Praising the actor, the Odisha CM wrote, “Thank Bollywood actor Sonu Sood for coming forward to help #Odisha girls, stranded in Kerala during nationwide #COVID19 lockdown, to reach home safe. His humanitarian gesture is indeed commendable.”
Thank Bollywood actor @SonuSood for coming forward to help #Odisha girls, stranded in Kerala during nationwide #COVID19 lockdown, to reach home safe. His humanitarian gesture is indeed commendable.
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) May 29, 2020
Sonu Sood thanked him and said that he felt it was his duty to help the stranded sisters. “Thank you so much for your encouraging words sir. I felt it was my duty to get our stranded sisters back to their homes. Will continue to support people struck anywhere in our country,” he tweeted.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words sir. I felt it was my duty to get our stranded sisters back to their homes. Will continue to support people struck anywhere in our country. https://t.co/XiQn5emOsB
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 30, 2020
Sonu Sood is being lauded as a ‘real hero’ for his efforts to help the migrant workers reach their homes amid the lockdown. He recently launched a toll-free number as well so that people can reach out to him for help.
Earlier, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh and Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari also took to social media to praise the actor.
Thank you so much for your kind words sir. You have always a been an inspiration for me. I promise to make our our fellow punjabis proud. https://t.co/2R9dpS0zGW
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 28, 2020
Thank u so much sir. Your words inspire me to work harder. Will continue working for the migrant brothers and sisters till we unite them with their families Honoured. https://t.co/fmZjfCfAqH
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 27, 2020
Apart from sending migrants to their home states, Sonu also donated over 1,500 PPE kits to doctors across Punjab. He also offered his hotel as accommodation to the healthcare workers in Mumbai.
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