Actor Sonu Sood is in the news since the lockdown started. He was helping people with all the power he had. He has also facilitated surgeries for underprivileged people. Lately, he is facing a troll online and is questioned by people.
Talking to Barkha Dutt’s Mojo Story, he responded to those who claim he is a fraud.
“For those who claim that I am not doing anything, my reply is that I have a database of 7,03,246 people whom I have helped and whose addresses, phone numbers, Aadhar card numbers I have. All the students whom I have helped to come from abroad, I have all their details. I don’t want to clarify but I have the data. Instead of trolling me, go out and help someone.”
However, the efforts have been unable to safeguard him from hate online. On being asked about being targeted and questioned about his public work, the actor said,
“I heard a story as a child. A sadhu (godman) had a magnificent horse and a daaku asked him to give the horse to him. The sadhu refused and went ahead. In the jungle, he saw an elderly man who could barely walk. He offered the horse to the old man. The moment he sat on the horse, he revealed himself to be the daaku and started getting away. The holy man stopped him and said that you can take the horse but don’t tell anyone how you took my horse because then people will stop believing in doing good deeds. That is my reply to trolls, you may be doing it because it is your profession, you are being paid for it. It doesn’t affect me and I will continue doing what I do.”
