Shiv Sena slams 'Mahatma' Sonu Sood over his help to migrants; says 'soon he'll meet PM'

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday in his 'Saamna' Editorial appeared to hit out at Bollywood actor Sonu Sood over his helping migrant workers. Targeting praise that actor has been receiving for his act, Raut wrote that during lockdown period, a new "Mahatma" named Sonu Sood has come all of a sudden. He wrote, "It is being said that Sonu Sood transported millions of migrant laborers to his home in or states," and Goverr of Maharashtra has also praised "Mahatma Sood" for his work.

According to Raut, this suggests that thing is being done by state governments and Central government, which is in itself somewhat odd seeing as it is Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray who is currently CM of Maharashtra. In editorial, Raut questioned Bollywood actor as to where is he getting buses from during lockdown period. He also questioned that "When states are t allowing to take any migrant workers, where are migrants going?" Launching a furr attack, Raut wrote that Bollywood actor "may soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and become celebrity manr of Mumbai." 

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Meanwhile, earlier last week, Sood met Maharashtra Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan to discuss about his work to help migrant workers reach ir home states and provide m food.  Goverr applauded Sonu Sood for his work and assured him complete support in his endeavors.

Read: Sonu Sood meets Maharashtra Goverr; briefs about his efforts to help migrant workers

Sonu Sood helps migrant workers 

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and his friend Neeti Goel have won hearts with ir 'Ghar Bhejo' initiative. actor has facilitated several buses for workers stuck in Mumbai due to coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown. actor has transported workers to far off states such as Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. He has also launched a toll-free helpline to help migrants reach ir homes, and as a result, has become somewhat of a social media phemen, with netizens likening him to a sort of logistics powerhouse, asking him to 'send things from one place to ar.' 

At this point, Maharashtra is state worst-hit by Covid by some distance, accounting for 82,968 of India's 246,628 total cases. 

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