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Published 11:51 IST, August 4th 2020

Sonu Sood arranges flight to get 'friends from Philippines back home' amid COVID-19

Sonu Sood who has been updating details of his work on his social media accounts recently shared the details about the upcoming flight from Manila to Delhi.

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Sonu Sood arranges flight for stranded from Manila to Delhi, says 'work till each is back'
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Dabangg actor Sonu Sood has been labelled a 'messiah for migrants' since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown in India as he has left no stones unturned in assisting the distressed daily wage earners across the country. Not only the migrant labourers but the actor has also extended his full support to bring back stranded people and students from other countries as well. The actor who has been updating details of his work on his social media accounts recently shared the details about the upcoming flight that has been arranged to bring back the people from Manila to Delhi.

Sonu Sood arranges flights for people in Manila

The 46-year-old actor shared the good news on Twitter where he wrote about bringing back some people from Manila on August 5. The actor even informed that he will try to reach out to all in batches. At last, he wrote that he will work until everyone is safely back home. Scores of his fans hailed the actor for the kind of work he is doing to help the people. One of the users lauded the efforts of the Happy New Year actor in the comment section and called him a “real hero.” The user wrote that whatever he is doing for the people is sincerely commendable.

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Another user praised the actor and wrote that he became a savior of the people when the world needed a one. The user hailed Sonu and also mentioned that there will never b someone like him now. A third user thanked the actor for his noble deeds. The follower wrote that nobody to date has done something for the needy than the actor. Another user who was touched by the beautiful work done by the actor blessed him with great success in his career and life.


Sonu had started his mission to send migrants home during the lockdown by arranging numerous buses in March. Later, as trains and flights resumed, he sent multiple sets of people home through these modes of travel. He also donated 25,000 face shields to Maharashtra Police recently, apart from launching a platform for migrants to search jobs. Apart from this, sometime back, the actor also expressed his desire to open a training school especially for women where they could learn skills of self-defense from Pune's Smt. Shanta Balu Pawar, the 85-year-old lady whose video had gone viral on social media recently. Sonu, impressed by the woman's awe-inspiring skills with a bamboo stick, had tweeted asking for the old lady's contact details.

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11:52 IST, August 4th 2020