Maharashtra Governor Appreciates Sonu Sood For Arranging Safe Transportation For Migrant Labourers

Sonu Sood has been actively working on helping many stranded migrant workers reach their homes during the coronavirus lockdown.

Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday heaped praises on Bollywood actor Sonu Sood for helping stranded migrant labourers to return to their native places. Sonu Sood has been actively working on helping many stranded migrant workers reach their homes during the coronavirus lockdown. He has been arranging buses for them to reach their respective states and even launched a toll free number recently. The governor of Maharashtra complimented the actor over a phone call and also posted the information on Twitter. "Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari called up actor, filmstar @SonuSood and complimented him for his dedicated work in facilitating the safe transportation of migrant people from various states to their home states," tweeted the Governor of Maharashtra.

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari called up actor, filmstar @SonuSood and complimented him for his dedicated work in facilitating the safe transportation of migrant people from various states to their home states.

— Governor of Maharashtra (@maha_governor) May 27, 2020

Sood responded to the tweet by saying that the Governor's compliments have inspired him to work harder. "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," tweeted Sood.

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

The 46-year-old 'Dabangg' actor is being lauded by all over the media for arranging safe transportation for migrant labourers to their respective homes. Meanwhile, pictures of Sood waving at the labourers seated in buses has been winning hearts on the internet since early May.Hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers have been stranded in urban areas with no livelihood and very little to survive during the COVID-19-induced lockdown forcing them to take to the path of their native places on foot.

Sonu Sood 'home delivery' service! #SonuSood pic.twitter.com/cQtiF0i6wb

— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) May 27, 2020

Our real life hero @SonuSood continues to inspire & remind us that humanity still exists. This new video shows his love for migrant workers alongwith providing buses, he is ensuring their safety from masks to getting buses sanitised & giving food packets.Salute u bro #SonuSood pic.twitter.com/XMbo17ZCco

— Rahul Trehan 🇮🇳 (@imrahultrehan) May 27, 2020

#SonuSood A real life hero for migrants Remind us humanity still exists in a world pic.twitter.com/hye6taxfpy

— Rupesh Sonalkar (@rupeshsonalkar) May 23, 2020

#SonuSood A real life hero for migrants Remind us humanity still exists in a world pic.twitter.com/hye6taxfpy

— Rupesh Sonalkar (@rupeshsonalkar) May 23, 2020

Not a political tweet!!!! This tweet for the real Hero 💯. Love you @SonuSood sir. You're doing great work 😊 Bhagwan aap ko humesha khush rakhe!! Hope aap se kbhi Milne ka chance mile. That's the tweet 🙏#SonuSood@SonuSood pic.twitter.com/rJapB4h3q3

— Shivam Sharma (@imShivam_08) May 22, 2020

Earlier this month, the central government organised safe travel of these migrant labourers to their native places through Shramik special trains.