Donning a turban, Sunny Deol files nomination as BJP candidate from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency

Before filing his nomination, Sunny Deol paid a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar and offered prayers.

New Delhi: Actor-turned-BJP candidate Sunny Deol has filed his nomination from Punjab's Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency today (29th April). His brother and actor Bobby Deol was also present with him.

Punjab: Actor turned politician Sunny Deol files his nomination as the BJP candidate from the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. His brother and actor Bobby Deol also present. pic.twitter.com/aOnGloRjpy

— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019

Before filing his nomination, Sunny Deol paid a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar and offered prayers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Deol on Sunday and posted a photo of the meeting along with a message on Twitter stating that he was impressed with Deol’s passion for a better India. “What struck me about Sunny Deol is his humility and deep passion for a better India. Happy to have met him today. We are all rooting for his victory in Gurdaspur!” “We both agree - Hindustan zindabad tha, hai aur rahega,” the Prime Minister had tweeted.

What struck me about @iamsunnydeol is his humility and deep passion for a better India.

Happy to have met him today. We are all rooting for his victory in Gurdaspur! We both agree- हिन्दुस्तान जिंदाबाद था, है, और रहेगा! pic.twitter.com/o4tcvITy2e — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2019

Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency was earlier represented by actor Vinod Khanna who won from here four times - 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014 - on a BJP ticket. Deol, who joined BJP on April 23, has already come under electoral crosshairs with party's rival Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh terming him a ‘filmi fauji’. “Sunny Deol is a ‘filmi fauji,’ while I am a ‘real fauji." Captain Amarinder Singh had said in Gurdaspur on Friday. The actor held his first roadshow in Rajasthan’s Barmer on Saturday. (Inputs added in ANI copy)