A Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Jawaharke village of Mansa district on Sunday, a day after the Bhagwant Mann government drastically trimmed his security.
Sidhu Moosewala, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, often found himself in middle of controversies for using provocative words in his songs. His critics never missed an opportunity to slam his songs. However, his fan base never dwindled, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
A Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Jawaharke village of Mansa district on Sunday, a day after the Bhagwant Mann government drastically reduced his security.
One of the latest examples was his song “Scapegoat” after he lost the recent elections from the Mansa constituency with a margin of over 63,000 votes. He accused voters of failing Punjabis by defeating candidates like activist Paramjit Kaur Khalra. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had reacted strongly to him for having called voters “gaddar” (traitors).
In a short career since he released his debut album “Ninja” in 2018, Moosewala always made headlines for promoting violence and gun culture through his songs.
The singer still had huge fan following. “Scapegoat” was watched by more than 2.2 million subscribers on Youtube.
Son of a ex-serviceman, a major chunk of his fans came from among the youth. He had more than a crore subscribers on his channel.
In his song, “Sanju”, he compared himself with Sanjay Dutt firing AK-47 which had not gone down well with the critics. Youngsters, however, loved the song as the number of subscribers showed.
A Punjabi singer, songwriter and actor, he has a fan-following running into millions. He was known for hit Punjabi tracks like ‘Legend’, ‘Devil’, ‘Just listen’, ‘Jatt da Muqabala’ and ‘Hathyar’, among many others. His name also featured in the Billboard Canadian Albums in 2018.
Sidhu Moosewala’s latest single ‘The Last Ride’ was a picture from the murder scene of American rapper Tupac, someone who influenced his style. While his fans are aghast and say the Punjabi singer had predicted his own death, the industry is left numbed with shock.
Among the many who tweeted their tributes were Kapil Sharma, Shenaz Gill, Shikar Dhawan, composer and musician Vishal Dadlani and singer Arman Malik.
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