Sonu Sood shared this photo on Instagram (courtesy sonu_sood)
Strong points
- “I got a lot of calls,” said Sonu Sood
- “More strength for you, Sonu,” Ajay Devgn tweeted.
- “Your words give me more power,” replied Sonu Sood
New Delhi:
Actor Sonu Sood, who has won a lot of love on social media for organizing buses and food for migrants stranded during the national lockdown, launched a free hotline for migrants at home. On Monday, the 46-year-old actor tweeted the helpline number – 18001213711 – and a message in Hindi, asking migrants to contact him and share details of their location and destination: “If you are in Mumbai and want to get home, please call this number and tell us – how many are you? what is your current position? and where do you want to go? me and my team will try to help more possible. “Sonu Sood’s new initiative conquered Twitter, including a cry of sound Simmba co-star Ajay Devgn.
First, take a look at Sonu Sood’s tweet here:
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– sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 25, 2020
“The sensitive nature of the work you do to send migrant workers home safely is exemplary. More strength for you, Sonu,” Devgn tweeted. “Your words give me more power and encourage me to work harder,” replied Sonu Sood. Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan also dedicated “A big greeting” to Mr. Sood. The actor uses Twitter to help migrants and other stranded citizens get home – his feed is filled with messages and requests to arrange transportation.
Thank you very much bhai. Your words give me more power and encourage me to work harder to reunite them with loved ones https://t.co/QEHn4BSLPq
– sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 26, 2020
Thank you very much my brother. India knows when @ SDhawan25 is no longer “WE ARE AT HOME”. I promise, I will stay at this fold until the end and I will make sure that every migrant will say “WE ARE AT HOME” https://t.co/WhRNkjg7cb
– sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 26, 2020
Twitter is inundated with messages of appreciation for the actor. “The villain on the screen is actually an inspiring hero. The real gem,” reads a tweet while another simply says, “Respect.” Another user asked that Sonu Sood be recognized by the government: “This ultimate act of humanity definitely requires a Padma Shree for him.”
The respect!!! @SonuSood bhai also got a toll free number !! https://t.co/X3CGeU9ELI
– Pramod Kumar Sahu (@PRAMODSAHU) May 25, 2020
Sonu Sood organizes buses for migrant workers. He tries to help as many migrants as he can.
The villain on the screen is an inspiring hero in reality.
The real gem@SonuSood#SonuSood#SonuSoodTheRealHeropic.twitter.com/GLDb8hIjqW– Saket (@ imsaket_02) May 26, 2020
“A man can die but not his ideas” ..
The first man to have an idea to help migrants and allow them to reach their home is sonusood @SonuSood This ultimate act of humanity definitely requires a #PadmaShree to him.
LotsOfLove sir.@PMOIndia ,@CMOMaharashtra– VishwanathTata (@Vishwanath_Tata) May 26, 2020
@SonuSood Sonu Sir you are awesome pic.twitter.com/5aCgNyPS1R
– Aman Kaushik (@star_aman) May 26, 2020
Speaking to the PTI news agency, Sood said earlier that he decided to launch the toll-free number because: “I get a lot of calls … thousands of calls every day. family and friends were busy collecting the data, and then we realized we might miss a lot of people that we won’t be able to approach. So we decided to open this call center, it’s a toll-free number. “
Sonu Sood has also set up a team to handle the calls, he told PTI: “We have a dedicated team working on it, trying to reach as many people as possible and to contact each person. We don’t know how many people can help us but we will try. “
Mr. Sood also used Twitter to connect with those who require transportation – his feed is filled with messages and requests, to which he always posts a response.
Last month, actor Sonu Sood donated his hotel in Mumbai for health professionals to stay. In an Instagram article, he wrote: “In the difficult times we are living in and to support the national heroes who have worked tirelessly day and night, I open my hotel in Juhu for all healthcare workers. the gigantic duty that these heroes are doing right now is the least we can do for them. We are all in the same boat, we all move forward and support them. “
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India is currently in lockout mode until May 31; restrictions have been relaxed at different levels in different parts of the country. Maharashtra, with more than 52,000 cases of coronavirus and more than 1,600 at last count, is the state most affected by the pandemic in the country. Mumbai has more than 31,000 cases.
