Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead close to his village, a day after the state government withdrew his security cover along with that of over 400 others. (Express photo by Kamaldeep Singh Brar)Sidhu Moosewala Antim Ardas highlights: A large number of people including men, children and women assembled from various parts of Punjab and other states to attend the ‘antim ardas‘ and ‘bhog‘ ceremonies of Moosewala at Anaj Mandi in Mansa. In an emotional appeal to the fans and others who gathered in Punjab’s Mansa district Wednesday to pay their last respects to singer Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala, his mother urged everyone to plant a sapling in her son’s memory.
Moosewala was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, a day after the state government withdrew his security cover along with that of over 400 others. The state police had termed the incident a case of an inter-gang rivalry and had said the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind it. Canada-based Goldy Brar, who is the member of Bishnoi gang, had claimed the responsibility of the murder. This murder was in retaliation of youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera’s murder that took place last year, he had claimed.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Police Tuesday said they have arrested eight people on the charges of providing logistic support, conducting recce and harbouring the shooters of the singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala. They also claimed to have identified four shooters who were involved in the crime.
From wearing t-shirts with pictures of Sidhu Moosewala printed on them with the message 'legends never die' to several children dressing like him, scores of people from many places in Punjab, Haryana and other states on Wednesday assembled at a grain market here to attend the 'bhog' ceremony (funeral service) of the slain singer.
Sidhu Moosewala's mother Charan Kaur thanked fans for support, says she feels her Shubh is still around her
Addressing the gathering, Kaur said May 29 was a black day for her. "I felt I had lost everything but the support shown by all of you has been overwhelming. I feel Shubh (Moosewala) is all around me.”
Sidhu Moosewala's parents Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur addressed the hundreds of fans and well-wishers who were present at the 'antim ardas' and 'bhog' ceremonies held at Mansa village's Anaj Mandi.
In the tributes pouring in for the Punjabi singer-politician Shubhdeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala (28) from across the world, after his cold-blood murder on May 29 shook Punjab, he is being widely called ‘Tibbeyan da Putt’. The expression now being used for the slain singer, however, has a deeper significance and connection with the geography, literature and music of Punjab.
Tibbeyan da putt: The word & Punjab’s geography
The word ‘tibbe’ used both in Punjabi and Hindi primarily refers to sand dunes or hills, on a stretch of land that is not levelled.
In Punjab, the Malwa belt comprising south-western districts such as Bathinda, Mansa, Fazilka, Muktsar and some parts of Faridkot and Ferozepur – was once known for sand dunes or ‘ret ke tibbe’, due to the semi-arid and hot, desert-like climatic conditions. Read more
Ferocious storms, overlapping as well as self-contradictory, seemed to blow over Punjab and the world of music when the news came that Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala) had died in a brutal, yet cowardly, shooting near his village in the Mansa district.
The scale of the outpouring of grief over his death in India generally, but especially in Punjab was massive; no other individual death in living memory in Punjab has provoked such mass grief.
Public grief was exacerbated by the fact that Moosewala, who symbolised bravery and talent, was cut down in his prime. Such tragic losses evoke many powerful emotional responses. Read more
Though Congress had announced Dalvir Singh Goldy Khangura as its candidate for Sangrur bypoll on June 5 itself, but the candidate hasn’t yet started his election campaign in a full-fledged manner.
On Tuesday, after paying tributes at his native village Punnawal’s Gurdwara Sidhsar Sahib, he said, “I will start a formal election campaign after the ‘bhog’ of my dear younger brother ‘Sidhu Moosewala’ which is on June 8.” Read more
Musician Gippy Grewal tweeted a photo from the antim ardas ceremony being held for Sidhu Moosewala at Punjab's Mansa village. He had earlier tweeted lashing at at those politicising the singer-politician's death.
Before the bhog, hundreds of fans thronged the site of his cremation where villagers have made a memorial of bricks for Sidhu Moosewala. Moosewala’s parents Balkaur Singh and Charan Kaur requested the fans not to bow at the site.
They urged his fans to plant a sapling in the memory of the late singer and tend to it.
Mansa remained closed for the last prayers of the deceased singer. Earlier, Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Raja Amrinder Singh Warring had urged the town's people to keep their businesses closed till noon as a mark of respect for Moosewala.
Three friends from Haryana's Panipat said they loved Sidhu Moosewala's songs and came to the Mansa village in Punjab to attend the 'bhog' ceremony. Meanwhile, a family from Ludhiana distributed badges carrying pictures of Moosewala to people. (PTI)
Three friends from Ganganagar in Rajasthan reached Mansa at 4 am on Wednesday to pay respects to Moosewala. "We were shocked when we came to know about the death of Moosewala," one of them told PTI.
A group of youngsters, who were carrying posters of Moosewala, came from Fatehabad and Sirsa districts of Haryana to attend the ceremony and they demanded that those behind the heinous crime be brought to justice at the earliest.
From wearing t-shirts with pictures of Sidhu Moose Wala printed on them with the message 'legends never die' to several children dressing like him, scores of people from many places in Punjab, Haryana and other states on Wednesday assembled at a grain market in Punjab's Mansa village to attend the 'bhog' ceremony (funeral service) of the slain singer.
Many people were also carrying posters mentioning 'black day on May 29' and 'Moosewala amar rahe' and demanded 'justice for Moosewala'. Some were carrying flags with pictures of the singer.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, who attended Sidhu Moosewala's 'antim ardas' bid farewell to his "younger brother".
Moosewala was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, a day after the state government withdrew his security cover along with that of over 400 others.
The state police had termed the incident a case of an inter-gang rivalry and had said the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind it. Canada-based Goldy Brar, who is the member of Bishnoi gang, had claimed the responsibility of the murder. This murder was in retaliation of youth Akali leader Vicky Middukhera’s murder that took place last year, he had claimed.
The Punjab Police Tuesday said it has arrested eight people on the charges of providing logistic support, conducting recce and harbouring the shooters of the singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala. They also claimed to have identified four shooters who were involved in the crime.
“Those arrested have been identified as Sandeep Singh alias Kekda of Sirsa, Haryana; Manpreet Singh alias Manna of Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda; Manpreet Bhau of Dhaipai, Faridkot; Saraj Mintu of village Dode Kalsia, Amritsar; Prabhdeep Sidhu alias Pabbi of Takhat-Mall, Haryana; Monu Dagar of village Rewli in Sonipat, Haryana; Pawan Bishnoi and Naseeb, both residents of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Police have also identified four shooters involved in the crime,” an official spokesperson said. Read more
A large number of people including youth, children and women assembled from various parts of Punjab and other states to attend the 'antim ardas' (marking the end of last rituals for the deceased) and 'bhog' ceremony of Moose Wala Anaj Mandi.