Sonu Sood urges people to support victims of the Balasore train tragedy

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood became a national hero when he helped thousands of stranded migrants and daily wage workers reach their homes during the COVID19 lockdown two years agoThe actor who was earlier hailed as the Messiah by netizens for going out of his way and providing every possible assistance to needy people during the pandemic is once again grabbing eyeballs over a video which he posted on his social media handlesSonu was one among the many Bollywood celebrities who took to social media platforms and expressed grief and offered condolences to victims of the tragic train accident that occurred in Balasore Odisha on Friday June 2The Dabangg actor however went a step ahead and posted a video on Twitter and Instagram and expressed for the livelihood of the family members of those who have lost their lives and who have suffered lifelong injuries due to the accidentAlso ReadOdisha train accident Salman Khan Jr NTR express grief Chiranjeevi requests fans to donate bloodThe actor also spoke about how people who are expressing grief and extending condolences on social media now will get busy in their own lives after some time On Saturday a day after the incident Sonu took to Instagram and Twitter and dropped the video with a caption that read Heartbroken by the news of the train tragedy in Odisha Heartfelt deepest condolences Its time to show our support and solidarity for the unfortunatesHeartbroken by the news of the train tragedy in Odisha Heartfelt deepest condolences Time to show our support and solidarity for the unfortunates OdishaTrainAccident pictwittercomZfuYYp8HK9mdash sonu sood SonuSood June 3 2023View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sonu Sood sonu_soodThrough his video the actor also requested political parties not to play blame games and asked the ruling government to help set up a relief fund for victims In the video Sonu said ldquoHum log tweet karte hain shok dikhate hain fir apni zindagi mein busy ho jate hain we tweet and express grief and then get busy with our lives But what about all those people who had left home to earn livelihood in another city many families have vanished will they ever be able to stand up againrdquoHe added ldquoCompensations milenge jo 24 mahine mein khatam ho jayenge compensations will be granted and will be spent in some time Imagine the one who would have lost a leg or has a broken shoulder will he ever be able to work again These are all the breadwinners of the family I feel the government is working very well for them but I feel they should bring a policy for the victims of such tragic accidents Like the system of pensions a fixed income should be ensured for such familiesrdquoAlso Read Roadies 19 begins with Sonu Sood as host Prince Narula Rhea Chakraborty join as gang leadersMaking a request to the government Sonu further said ldquoI ask everyone to do something for them the state governments the central government should form certain kind of policies which set an example for the futurerdquoldquoSirf social media pe dukh dikhane se kuch nahi hoga showing grief on social media will lead to nothing Sonu asserted in his video At the end of the video the actor can be seen urging people to come together and stand with the victims and support themAt least over 288 people have been killed and almost 900 are injured in a threetrain collision in Odisha that took place Friday evening Several celebrities have tweeted their condolences for the victims on social media