Published 20:53 IST, September 2nd 2020

Sonu Sood offers his help and delivers rations to 350 boatmen in Varanasi

Sonu Sood offers his help and delivers rations to 350 boatmen in Varanasi. This was after social activist Divyanshu Upadhyay sought the actor's help.

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Sonu Sood has recently helped several people across India when lockdown had just started in country. Along with offering his help to migrant workers, Sonu Sod helped many individuals who contacted him for help. A while ago, when a Varanasi-based social activist Divyanshu Upadhyay informed actor about condition of  350 families of boatmen in Varanasi who are unable to earn due to current rise in water level in Ganga river, Sonu offered his help by delivering ration to boatmen in Varanasi and ir families.

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Sonu Sood helps boatmen in Varanasi

Varanasi activist named Upadhyay asked help to Sonu Sood for Varanasi boatmen & ir families who were struggling to make ends meet due to recent floods in Ganga.

According to a report by HT, Sood's associate Neeti Goel had contacted Upadhyay and assured him that all se 350 families will receive ration kits within an hour where each kit contained 5 kg flour, 5 kg rice, 2 kg gram, a packet of spice and or rations. Here is tweet that Varanasi activist shared after se boatmen families received food pack.

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Sonu Sood was last seen in much-loved movie, Simmba. Starring Sara Ali Khan, Ranveer Singh and Sonu in leading roles. Meanwhile, actor was last seen in Kannada film titled Kurukshetra, along with movies like Devi 2, Abhinetri 2, Sita, & Alludu Adhurs. His while his upcoming movies include films like Prithviraj and Thamilarasan. 

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Sonu Sood's helpline

Ever since lockdown was imposed, Sonu Sood helped many migrant workers to get back to ir homes, who were left stranded in different states of India. actor made arrangements for m in special transport amid se trying times. Sonu Sood spoke about his experience while lending help to migrant workers on Filter Neha. 

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Sonu Sood n revealed that his team had engineered a toll-free number that can take more than 1000 calls a day. actor also stated that his team received nearly 7.5 lakh call requests within 38 hours of its launch, where so many people asked for help regarding various aspects. 

Recently, Sonu Sood sent shoes for a player who is preparing for Olympic Games, got an admission done for a BA student, and also ordered books for a UPSC exam applicant. On August 26, 2020, Sonu Sood took to his official Twitter handle to promote “Padhega India Tabhi Toh Badhega India” after he sent smartphones to underprivileged students in Morni Vill. 

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20:53 IST, September 2nd 2020