State Icon

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been removed as Punjab's ''state icon'' by the Election Commission of India, informed state Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju, on January 7. Sonu, who belongs to the Moga district, was given the status a year ago by the ECI. ''This decision was mutually taken by me and the EC in light of my family member contesting in Punjab Assembly elections,'' tweeted Sonu.