'Only Humanity': Sonu Sood Reacts To UP Govt's Order For Eateries During Kanwar Yatra

In Uttar Pradesh, The Yogi Adityanath government has recently sparked a new controversy by ordering food shops to display nameplates on Kanwar Yatra routes. Many people are calling this news decision unconstitutional, and opposition parties have assailed the BJP administration. Amid the outrage on social media against the order, actor Sonu Sood has also expressed his view on the issue, which is garnering everyone’s attention.

Sonu Sood wrote on his X handle, “There should be only one nameplate on every shop: “humanity.” Take a look at the post:

The post was shared yesterday and has till now garnered 4.1 million views. Meanwhile, the BJP has defended the Yogi government’s latest decision. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya stated in a Hindi post on X that the UP government is merely implementing the rules for the catering business made by the Samajwadi Party government in 2006.

Sonu Sood often stays in the limelight for his generous act of helping people. He rarely makes political statements. It is worth noting that, while Sonu Sood has avoided politics, his sister Malvika contested for the Punjab assembly seat in the 2022 elections from Moga. Despite Sonu Sood campaigning for her, his sister lost the election.

Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party leader, Akhilesh Yadav, has also criticized this decision by the Yogi Adityanath government, calling it a social crime. According to Akhilesh Yadav, the courts should take this subject up on their initiative. “Why is everyone getting so agitated about this?” he said.

On professional grounds, Sonu Sood’s most recent film appearance was in the Kannada language drama Sreemanta, released in 2023. The drama film was written and directed by Hassan Ramesh. The film was produced by Sanjay V. Babu, G. Narayanappa, and T. K. Ramesha. The film stars Kranti Revana Siddappa, Vaishnavi Patwardhan, and Vaishnavi Chandran Menon. Ramesh Bhat, Kalyani Raju, and Ravishankar Gowda play supporting roles.

While the actor is also going to make his directorial debut soon with the upcoming action thriller film Fateh, The film will also star Sonu Sood as the main lead, along with Jacqueline Fernandez, Vijay Raaz and Dibyendu Bhattacharya in the pivotal roles.