Actor Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika joins Congress, Could become deputy CM candidate

Actor Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood joined Congress in Punjab’s Moga on Monday. Malvika joined the party in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Moga on Monday.

Actor Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood joined Congress in Punjab’s Moga on Monday. Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu had reached Sonu Sood’s residence. A picture of the meeting between Sidhu and Sood has surfaced.

Punjab: State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu meets actor Sonu Sood and his sister at his residence in Moga pic.twitter.com/8FWyPd9AsM

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In another news from last week, the Election Commission of India had revoked the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as Punjab’s “state icon”, state Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Friday, with the Bollywood star saying that he voluntarily stepped down as a family member was contesting the upcoming assembly polls.

Sonu Sood's sister Malvika joins Congress in presence of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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Sood was made the state’s “icon” over a year ago by the Election Commission of India.

The ECI revoked Sood’s appointment as a “state icon” of Punjab on January 4, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said in an official statement

Sood had said last November that his sister Malvika was joining politics but he had no such plans for himself.