With one good deed at a time, Sonu Sood has added another feather to his cap by being named the hottest vegetarian celebrity of the year by PETA India. Actor Shraddha Kapoor has been given the same title in the female category.
Sonu Sood shared the picture of a glass trophy on Twitter along with a “Thank you” for the organisation that encourages vegetarianism and opposes discourages killing or mistreatment of animals of any kind.
Sonu Sood has been in the news ever since the lockdown started. He was named the number one South Asian celebrity in the world for his philanthropic gestures during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a first-of-its-kind ranking released in London. He beat tough global competition to top the ‘50 Asian Celebrities in The World’ list, which is published by UK-based weekly newspaper Eastern Eye.
Recently, he announced a new initiative under which he would be providing e-rickshaws to the underprivileged who lost their source of livelihood during the pandemic. The actor said his initiative, titled ‘khud kamaao ghar chalaao’, is aimed at generating employment opportunities to make people “self-reliant”. The actor said in a statement, “I believe providing job opportunities is more important than distributing supplies. I’m sure that this initiative will help them stand on their feet yet again by making them self-reliant and self-sufficient.”
The actor had earlier launched the Pravasi Rojgar app, which aims to connect those who lost their jobs in the pandemic to companies and offers specific programmes to help improve their skills.
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