GCOT presents Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra award to Sonu Sood

Hyderabad, Oct 1 : The Gramodaya Chamber of Commerce and Technology (GCOT) presented the Gramodaya Bandhu Mitra award to actor Sonu Sood here on Thursday in recognition of his work to help the poor and the needy amid the Civid-19 pandemic.
The actor was felicitated on the first day of the three-day virtual convention of GCOT, which was inaugurated by Gutha Sukhendar Reddy, Chairman, Telangana Legislative Council.
Speaking on the occasion, the actor assured the GCOT that his organisation, Shakthi Annadanam, will work with them.
GCOT Executive Chairman Vasanth Kumar Damasthapuram, also known as Delhi Vasanth, said that Sonu Sood helped hundreds of migrant workers return home safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The convention — ‘150th Gandhi Jayanthi Utsav’ — has been organised to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who believed in the upliftment of villages to build a progressive India.
The convention saw the launch of an integrated and comprehensive development tool — a technology platform of village monographs.