By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Canadian rapper-singer Drake has paid a tribute to in style Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot lifeless on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district.
The 27-year-old singer, additionally a Congress chief, was killed a day after the state authorities curtailed his safety cowl. Drake took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday evening to recollect Moosewala.
“RIP MOOSE @sidhu_moosewala,” he captioned an image of the “So High” hitmaker together with his mom. In 2020, Drake made headlines when he began following Moosewala on Instagram.”
Moosewala, who counted Drake as one among his musical influences and adopted him on social media, was a daily performer at reside reveals in Canada.
On Sunday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh advised PTI that Moosewala was attacked when he was in his jeep at village Jawahar Ke and several other bullets hit him.
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, often called Sidhu Moosewala, was amongst 424 individuals whose safety was withdrawn by the Punjab Police on Saturday.
Moosewala had fought the latest Assembly election on a Congress ticket from Mansa and was defeated by the AAP’s Vijay Singla. According to police sources, Canada-based Goldy Brar has claimed accountability for the homicide of Moosewala.