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Sonu Sood has been hailed on social media as the best 'supporting' actor for his exemplary work of proving relief to hundreds of migrants amid the coronavirus crisis.

The 46-year-old has proved his benevolence through practical solutions time and again. His work has made him the 'Go-to' man at a time when migrants in many parts of the country were finding it difficult to reach home.

The actor has provided food and necessities for the needy and also arranged special buses and flights to send stranded migrants home.

His campaign for the needy started when he replied to a tweet from a worker who shared his plight and asked the actor if he could send him home. Since then, his social media accounts have been flooded with requests.

Now, his good work is being honoured by those he helped.

Prashant Kumar Pradhan is a 32-year-old plumber from Odisha. He was one of the 168 who was airlifted from Kerala during the nationwide lockdown with the help of Sonu Sood.

Now, the plumber has expressed his gratitude towards the actor with a hearty gesture. Hedecided to name his new welding shop after the actor. It's called 'Sonu Sood Welding Shop'.

"I was working as a plumber in a company near Kochi airport. I was earning around Rs 700 per day. After the lockdown, I lost my job and money and started drying up," Prashant told The Times of India.

He added that he tried returning home via Shramik Special train but failed. At that time, even district officials and local leaders couldn't offer much help.

Just when he thought he wouldn't be able to return home, help came from Sonu Sood.

"Sonu Sood appeared as an angel in our lives. He arranged for a special flight to take us home," said Prashant.

Soon after reaching home, Prashant started looking for a job to meet the expenses of his family. Recently, he opened a welding shop at Hatina, which is 140 km from Bhubaneswar. He used Soods name and picture in his workshop but did so by first taking the actors permission.

Responding to the gesture, Sood wished Prashant luck for his new endeavor and said he will visit the shop whenever he comes to Odisha.

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