Khalistani sympathiser rapper Sidhu Moosewala has joined Congress

On November 3, rapper and singer Sidhu Moosewala joined the Congress get together within the presence of Congress chief (for now) Navjot Singh Sidhu and the present Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi. Moosewala stated he joined the get together to “raise the voice of Punjabis”. Sidhu Moosewala is a well known identify in Punjab and has gained immense reputation among the many youth along with his music. But alongside the celebrity, tens of millions of followers and songs with over 2 billion views in complete on YouTube, Moosewala can be an argument magnet.
 Moosewala praised Bhindranwale in his songs
Though the vast majority of the Punjabi singers who sympathise with the Khalistani narrative don’t converse within the open about it, Moosewala is one in all such singers who’ve gained fame to a stage that his followers desire to disregard the narrative he injects in a few of his songs. During the farmer protests, he got here up with a tune titled ‘Panjab’ wherein he overtly praised Khalistani chief Bharpur Singh Balbir. The tune began along with his visuals in 1982 within the presence of Bhindranwale. The speech that was utilized by Moosewala talks overtly about separatism. ‘Raj di gal Kyun na kariye. Assi maala phad ke Hindustan de kisi math de pujaari ni banna chauhnde’ (Why not discuss of self-rule? We don’t want to simply maintain prayer beads and develop into monks in some math in Hindustan) is likely one of the excerpts from the tune.

In the course of the tune, Bhindranwale seems a number of occasions. Once within the video, he seems with an arrow in his hand whereas the lyrics stated, ‘Oh Santa de Hathan Vich Fadeya Teer De Warga Ni, Dhake Naal Jihnu Dab Loge Kashmir De Warga Ni’ play (This shouldn’t be just like the arrow within the hand of saints. It shouldn’t be like Kashmir you could suppress it by power).
In the tune, Moosewala additionally threatened “Delhi”. The lyrics stated, ‘Mud Toh Bade Khilaaf Tu Ditte Order Dilli’ae Ni, Oh Bhulli Na Mainu Vi Lagde Border Dilli’ae Ni’ (You have given orders in opposition to me from the start, oh Delhi. Don’t neglect I’m a border-State).
This shouldn’t be the one tune by Moosewala that prompted controversy. He has been accused of selling gun tradition in his songs and social media posts. There was a tune titled ‘Jatti Jeone Morh Wargi’ that stirred controversy as he in contrast the lady she was speaking about within the tune with the Sikh Warrior Mai Bhago, also called Mata bhag Kaur, who led the Sikh troopers in opposition to Mughals in 1705. He needed to apologise in entrance of Akal Takht in Amritsar and take away the portion from the tune. In the identical tune, the lead actress was seen donning weapons.

In ‘Me and My Girlfriend’, Moosewala ‘proudly’ carried an assault rifle and known as it his girlfriend. He has been charged a number of occasions for selling gun tradition, however the legislation did not cease him from selling weapons in his songs. Above all, 5 Police personnel themselves have been booked after a video of him surfaced taking pictures within the presence of them at a taking pictures vary amidst lockdown in May final yr.

Sidhu used instances in opposition to himself in songs and ‘proudly’ confirmed weapons repeatedly. In one of many songs, the lyrics in contrast his case to the case in opposition to actor Sanjay Dutt who was booked and jailed beneath related expenses.

There is yet one more controversy linked to one in all his songs titled ‘Power’. In the tune, the lyrics he says, “I don’t preserve ‘tumbi tambi’, I preserve 3.15. I’m Sidhu Moose wala and never Chamkila. The phrase Chamkila within the lyrics has a decrease quantity in comparison with the remainder of the tune.

Tumbi is a one-wired musical instrument well-known in Punjab. Dhanni Ram alias Amar Singh ‘Chamkila’ was a well-liked Punjabi singer who was well-known for his political satire-based songs. Chamkila was usually seen enjoying Tumbi whereas singing. He was killed alongside along with his spouse Amarjot in 1988. His dying stays unsolved to this point. As per one of many theories round his dying, he was killed by Khalistani terrorists who weren’t happy with the lyrics of his songs. Other theories counsel it was honour killing or that he was killed by a rival.
There are some speculations concerning the phrase Chamkila within the tune as at a lot of the locations, the phrase is proven as Cham**. Some listeners have speculated that the phrase shouldn’t be Chamkila however Chamar, and Moosewala have been allegedly demeaning the Dalit group.
Moosewala’s Instagram is crammed with images with weapons
On his Instagram account, there are not less than 15 posts the place he will be seen carrying weapons. Despite quite a few instances in opposition to him and strict legal guidelines in opposition to weapons in India, he could possibly be seen holding pistols, assault rifles, shotguns and different weapons in Instagram posts. They are actual or not is one other matter. Being a well-liked singer among the many youth, his selling weapons is a critical pink flag that wants the eye of the authorities. But now, as Punjab CM himself has accepted him within the Congress get together, it might be tougher for the legislation enforcement businesses to take any motion in opposition to him.
Some of Moosewala’s pictures on his verified Instagram account the place he will be seen holding weapons (Source: sidhu_moosewala/Instagram)
Who is Sidhu Moosewala
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu alias Sidhu Moosewala hails from Village Mossa, district Mansa, Punjab. Born in a Sikh household, Moosewala accomplished a level in Electrical Engineering in 2016. Moosewala began selling his quick singing movies that slowly gained fame on social media platforms, after which he slowly gained reputation as a rapper and singer in Punjabi Music Industry.