The Election Commission of India has annulled the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as Punjab's “state icon”.  Sonu Sood had been made Punjab'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 on Friday in an official statement. Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood had said last November that his sister Malvika is joining politics but he has no such plans for himself.