Actor Sonu Sood quits as Punjab state icon

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, January 7 

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood announced on Friday that he’d stepped down as Punjab’s state icon just over a year after his appointment.

Sood, who was made the state icon soon after he made headlines for his humanitarian work in 2020, said he was stepping down because his sister was going to contest in the Punjab Assembly Elections later this year.  The decision, he said in his tweet, was made after consulting the Election Commission of India.

Sonu Sood named state icon of Punjab

“Like all good things, this journey has come to an end too,” Sood, whose family is from Moga, said in his position. “I've voluntarily stepped down as the State Icon of Punjab. This decision was mutually taken by me and EC in light of my family member contesting in Punjab Assembly Elections. I wish them luck for future endeavours.”

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Sood had announced in November that his sister Malvika would stand for elections this year. It’s unclear yet if she’s joining a political party or will contest the elections independently.