Sidhu Musewala’s picture appears on election hoardings in Pakistan – Times of India

Islamabad: Photos of Indian singer-songwriter killed Sidhu Musewala References to his chartbuster song ‘295’ have made their way onto election hoardings. PakistanApparently to capitalize on his popularity in the upcoming by-elections in the country’s Punjab province.
Musewala’s picture was used on hoardings of Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, with the by-election to the PP 217 seat located in Multan region in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Zain Qureshiwho is incidentally the son of the former foreign minister Shah Mehmood QureshiAccording to News International newspaper.
shubhdeep Singh SidhuSidhu Musewala, 28, was shot dead Mansa On May 29, in a district of the Indian state of Punjab, a day after the state government temporarily reduced the security cover of the singer and 423 people.
The report states that election posters show a picture of Moosawala with the number ‘295’ written on it, a reference to the singer’s popular number.
The song is a commentary on the Indian Penal Code section that deals with hurting religious sentiments.
The by-elections are to be held on July 17.
When Zain Qureshi was asked about Musewala’s picture on the election hoarding, he expressed ignorance.
“I want to thank everyone who printed Sidhu’s picture. moosewala On the poster because this poster is becoming very viral due to his picture. None of our posters have gone viral before,” he told BBC Urdu.
The leader said: “They are trying to find out who printed the picture on the poster and the reason behind it”.
Moosewala has a loyal fan following in Pakistan, which explains why his picture was used for the by-elections.
Last month, a 30-year-old artist named Shahzad Bhatti A huge portrait of Moosewala painted on a truck to pay tribute to the popular singer-songwriter from Pakistan’s Punjab province.
The tribute was special as truck art in Pakistan is usually reserved only for the country’s national heroes.
Before his death, Musewala promised fans to tour Pakistan with live shows in Lahore and Islamabad.