Deep Sidhu | |
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1st Jathedar of Waris Punjab De | |
In office September 2021 – 15 February 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Amritpal Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | Sandeep Singh Sidhu 2 April 1984 Udekaran, Punjab, India |
Died | 15 February 2022 Kharkhoda, Haryana, India | (aged 37)
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Known for | Activism, founding Waris Punjab De |
Awards | Kingfisher Model Hunt Award President's Scout Best Male Debut in Punjabi Cinema |
Sandeep Singh Sidhu (2 April 1984 – 15 February 2022), also known as Deep Sidhu, was an Indian film actor and Sikh activist.[2] He worked in Punjabi films, starting his acting career with the film Ramta Jogi produced by Dharmendra under his banner Vijayta Films.[3][4]
Sidhu entered political arena in 2019, campaigning for the BJP candidate Sunny Deol, and later trying to take a leading role in the 2020-2021 farmers' protest.[5] A few months before his death in a road accident, he founded a Punjabi Sikh organisation Waris Punjab De.[6][7][8][9]
Tribune Jan 2021
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Despite being shunned by farmer unions at various stages of the ongoing anti-farm law agitation, Deep Sidhu has been attempting to take a leadership role in the movement for the past several months.
The 'Shambu morcha', as he called it, soon started receiving "live streaming" support from some pro-Khalistan channels and Deep Sidhu would often attack the 'Leftist' leadership of the unions. He would cite the example of Jews and motivate people to fight for a "Sikh homeland".
Youth carrying Kesari flags, photographs of Sidhu raised slogans "Deep Sidhu Amar rahe" (Long Live Deep Sidhu), "Khalistan Zindabad", "Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale Zindabad" etc.