Sonu Sood’s Birthday: “It Seemed The Whole Country Was Celebrating”

As the messiah  of  the migrants Sonu Sood  turned a year  older on  July 30, hundreds of those whom he had helped reached home reached out to  him in a surge  of  goodwill.

 Says Sonu,“This birthday was  special. Never have I been so  warmly and extensively greeted  from all over the country. It seemed the whole  country  was  celebrating. People whom I was fortunate enough to help reach their homes kept calling  the whole day from different  states.”

Sonu had never imagined  he  would  get so much attention. “There  were people  video-conferencing , wanting to  reach out to me, to   just wish me  well.It  was  overwhelming. I tried speaking to  people from each state for  15-20  minutes”

How  did this  kind of attention make Sonu feel?  “I feel embarrassed to get so much attention at the same time I feel humbled and grateful. Who gets  so much love from  so many? Only  the  most blessed  do.”

Sonu  missed his parents  on this  special day. “I  wish my mom and dad were here  to see  the love  that I got on  this  special day .They  would have been  proud of me. They would have  hugged me.”

 Sonu had a  birthday wish.  “I wish  this Corona  thing  would  end. And  I want  people to come out with a  stronger  mindset after this crisis.  I wish for a stronger India  after  this crisis.”