Bollywood actor Sonu Sood was branded a messiah of the poor during the lockdown because he selflessly served the people in need in the pandemic. 

He got much love and respect for the social work he did. While some called him a superhero, others wished he joined politics because he would make such a good and benevolent leader. 

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Well, he didn’t but his sister did join the Congress party and is a candidate from Moga city in this year’s election. 

Sonu even informed his followers about his sister’s political journey on social media. He wrote, “As my sister Malvika Sood embarks on her political journey, I wish her the best…My own work as an actor & humanitarian continues, without any political affiliations or distractions.” 

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On the election day in Moga, he was seen visiting polling booths, an act that was deemed objectionable by candidates of other parties. As a result, a complaint was filed against him that he was trying to 'influence' voters and his car was seized. 

“Sonu Sood was going from one polling booth to another, which some political parties found objectionable,” said District Magistrate Harish Nayyar.

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Moga District PRO Pradbhdeep Singh said “Sonu Sood was trying to enter a polling booth. During this, his car was confiscated and he was sent home. Action will be taken against him if he steps out of his house.”

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However, Sood has denied indulging in any wrongdoing and said he was not trying to sway the voters but was visiting Congress booths. “I'm a local resident. I have not asked anyone to vote for any particular candidate or party. I was just visiting our (Congress) booths set up outside polling stations.”

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However, later that day, he took to Twitter to inform Election Commission members about other candidates who were trying to buy off votes. He wrote, “Other Candidates in #Moga Constituency are buying votes. @ECISVEEP should take immediate action regarding the same.”

Later in the day, he also gave a statement saying that there should be fair polls.

We got to know of threat calls at various booths by opposition, especially the people of Akali Dal. Money being distributed at some booths. So it's our duty to go check & ensure fair elections. That's why we had gone out. Now, we're at home. There should be fair polls: Sonu Sood pic.twitter.com/Va93f3V7zH

Here is what the people on Twitter had to say about this. 

Messiah becoming neta

haha, besharm, u got caught and now u want to follow others or blame on others? Question is why were u distributing money? Tumara paisa hai ja charity ka? Unbelievable.

This is serious @ECISVEEP. A gentleman well known for his generosity is complaining for a fair & clean elections. Kindly take it seriously & focus on taking immediate action.#PunjabElections

But reports are that you were caught influencing voters. You are a very respected personality. You should not do all thus.

Ulta chore kotwal ko dante! ਇੱਕ ਤੇ ਚੋਰੀ ਉਤੋਂ ਸੀਨਾ ਜੋਰੀ! ਮਾਲਵਿਕਾ ਮੈਡਮ ਹਾਰੂਗੀ ਬਿੱਲਕੁਲ ਹਾਰੂਗੀ! ਚੋਰ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦਾ ਪੱਲਾ ਜੋ ਫੜ ਲਿਆ!

We don’t know what the truth is and he could be visiting the polling booths outside stations for no reason, but his Twitter followers seem to think otherwise. 

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