|INDIA TODAY|
Ahead of Punjab Assembly election, the Congress inducted Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala into the party on Friday in Chandigarh.
According to Congress sources, the 28-year-old Punjabi singer and actor will contest in the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls. “He might contest from Mansa or Maur,” said a senior Punjab Congress leader. Born on June 17, 1993, Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moose Wala belongs to the Moose Wala village in Mansa district. Moose Wala has a fan following running into millions and is popular for his gangster raps.
Sidhu Moose Wala's mother was a village sarpanch. He holds a degree in electrical engineering. He learned music during his college days and later moved to Canada.
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