Bollywood actor Sonu Sood will become the brand ambassador for the Delhi government’s ambitious ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ initiative, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday. Sonu Sood met Kejriwal at the capital , each day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief announced that his government would soon come up with “the most progressive” film policy in India that might provide a huge boost to the show business .
In the joint news conference following their meeting, Kejriwal praised the varied philanthropic acts that Sood undertook during the migrant displacement crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. Announcing the ‘Desh ke Mentor’ initiative, a mentorship programme within the wake of the crisis, Kejriwal said that it’s India’s largest mentoring programme yet, which will see around 3 lakh young professionals guiding and mentoring 10 lakh Delhi government school students for a bright future. Sonu Sood has agreed to become the brand ambassador for this programme, he said.
Under the ‘Desh ke Mentor’ initiative, people experienced in their professions are going to be encouraged to mentor group of youngsters enrolled in Delhi government schools, said CM Arvind Kejriwal, within the news conference , adding that the initiative are going to be launched in mid-September.
Sonu Sood also praised Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his welfare initiatives and said that the capital has a perfect model for education. Noting that progress in social indicators will only accompany education, the actor and philanthropist said that there’s much need for ‘mentors’ who can guide children towards a bright future. this is often a problem that Sood found while performing on the migrant crisis, he said, adding that around 20,000 migrant children are currently being taught under charity organisations but there’s a requirement to formalise it under the Delhi government initiative for college children.
However, both the actor and therefore the politician, while addressing the joint news conference , said that “nothing political” was discussed in their meeting. Responding to reporters’ queries within the context of Punjab elections scheduled to be held next year, Sonu Sood said that there are no discussions on political issues thus far .
In photos shared by the AAP on its official Twitter handle this morning, Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi, was seen at Friday’s meeting between Sonu Sood and Kejriwal. AAP legislator Raghav Chadha and Plaksha University founder Karan Gilhotra, a fellow philanthropist and a lover of Sood, were also present.
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