Sonu Sood no longer Punjab's 'state icon', says voluntarily stepped down!

Actor Sonu Sood was made the state's 'icon' over a year ago by the Election Commission of India.

Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India has annulled the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as Punjab's "state icon", state Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said on Friday, with the Bollywood star saying that he voluntarily stepped down as a family member was contesting the upcoming assembly polls.

Sood was made the state's "icon" over a year ago by the Election Commission of India.

The ECI revoked Sood's appointment as a "state icon" of Punjab on January 4, Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju said in an official statement.