Is Sonu Sood tying hands with the Congress party?

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who helped send migrant labourers back home in masses in the lockdown, is going viral on social media. It claimed that he joined the Congress party. Noted actor and philanthropist Sonu Sud joins the congress party, one user tweeted. Welcome

मशहूर एक्टर और समाजसेवी सोनु सुद कांग्रेस पार्टी में शामिल।

आपका स्वागत है।#SonuSoodWithCongress pic.twitter.com/spBta5ovTy

— Swapnil Prakashrao Deshmukh (@sbsdeshmukh) January 10, 2022

Congress MLA Alka Lamba also tweeted that welcome to the Congress family. @SonuSood @INCIndia @RahulGandhi @INCPunjab #SonuSoodWithCongress @SonuSood @INCIndia @RahulGandhi @INCPunjab #SonuSoodWithCongress

https://twitter.com/LambaAlka/status/1480499542227243009?s=20

Many other users have also made similar claims:

सच्चाई व ईमानदारी व मानवता व गांधी जी के रास्ते पर चलना वाला हर इंसान कांग्रेस के साथ खड़ा है , जनसेवक मशहूर एक्टर सोनू सूद जी कांग्रेस पार्टी में शामिल।#SonuSoodWithCongress @SonuSood pic.twitter.com/xU29SlnNVx

— Shahzad Malik (@ShahzadMalikINC) January 11, 2022

Fact Check:

On examining the above claim, our team received a tweet from Sonu Sood. In which he congratulated his sister Malvika on joining the Congress.

As my sister Malvika Sood embarks on her political journey, I wish her the best and can’t wait to see her flourish in this new chapter of her life. Good luck Malvika!

My own work as an actor & humanitarian continues, without any political affiliations or distractions. pic.twitter.com/NCI0d4nUgC

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) January 10, 2022

Sonu tweets, “As my sister Malvika Sood embarks on her political journey, I wish her the best and can’t wait to see her flourish in this new chapter of her life. Good luck Malvika! My work as an actor & humanitarian continues, without any political affiliations or distractions.”

https://twitter.com/INCPunjab/status/1480508885039415296?s=20

Another Tweet of Punjab Congress was also received. In which the Punjab Congress wrote, “We welcome Ms Malvika Sood Sachar to Congress family who joined the party today, supported by her brother, actor & social worker @SonuSood, in the presence of CM @CHARANJITCHANNI & PPCC President S. Navjot Singh Sidhu.

We wish her all the best in her journey in the service of people.

Conclusion: Hence the news of Sonu Sood joining BJP is fake.

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