Hyderabad:
Aid is pouring in for three children from Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district in Telangana who have lost their parents, with actor Sonu Sood and also a Minister of State reaching out to them.
Sonu Sood, who has helped those hard hit by the COVID-19-induced lockdown and recently donated a tractor to a farming family in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, has pledged to take responsibility for the children.
“They are no longer orphans. They will be my responsibility,” Mr Sood tweeted after a Twitter user brought to his attention the fate of the trio.
According to official sources, their father died earlier, while their mother died recently.
They have a very old grandmother.
Meanwhile, State Minister Panchayat Raj Errabelli Dayakar Rao, who learned of the plight of the children, immediately obtained their contact details from the ruling TRS MP Gongidi Sunita Mahender Reddy, in whose constituency their village Atmakur is located. , as well as the village sarpanch, TRS sources said. .
He informed the main producer of Telugu films Dil Raju of the case and asked him to adopt them.
The film’s producer sent his men to the village and took responsibility for the children, they said.
The minister called Mr. Raju again and congratulated him on his gesture, they added.