Guwahati News Desk: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood to be made the brand ambassador of the AAP government’s ‘Desh ka mentors’ programme.
The announcement was made by Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, during a digital briefing held on Friday.
The CM informed that the programme entails “adopting” one or more Delhi government school students, who can be mentored by citizens who are successful in their respective fields, i.e. under the programme the students will be guided in making their career choices.
CM Kejriwal said, “The Delhi government has been working on a programme revolving around the mentorship of government school students for sometime. There are many talented students who come from poor backgrounds and need guidance.”
He added, “Someone wants to become a fashion designer, someone else a dancer or a singer; where do they go if they need to seek help or guidance or just want to vent their frustration? Please step forward to talk to them and guide them over the phone.”
Sood said, “There should be an education model like in Delhi across the country. We began working in the sector, assisting children with education during the lockdown and are currently helping thousands of children.”
Sood added, “Those who belong to educated families are guided by their family members but what about those who don’t have such family members? Please step forward; you can mentor from one to ten children choose the way forward in their lives.”
Moreover, Kejriwal went ahead and termed the actor as a source of inspiration for the country, referring to how Sood had accomplished tasks and assisted people in situation where many governments had failed to do so, during the severe Covid pandemic times last year.