<p>Canadian rapper-singer Drake has paid a tribute to popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old singer, also a Congress leader, was killed a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.</p>.<p>Drake took to his Instagram stories on Sunday night to remember Moosewala.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sidhu-moosewala-killing-cm-bhagwant-mann-orders-probe-into-singers-security-scale-down-1113704.html" target="_blank">Sidhu Moosewala killing: CM Bhagwant Mann orders probe into singer's security scale down</a></strong></p>.<p>"RIP MOOSE @sidhu_moosewala," he captioned a picture of the "So High" hitmaker with his mother.</p>.<p>In 2020, Drake made headlines when he started following Moosewala on Instagram.</p>.<p>Moosewala, who counted Drake as one of his music influences and followed him on social media, was a regular performer at live shows in Canada.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh told PTI that Moosewala was attacked when he was in his jeep at village Jawahar Ke and several bullets were fired at him.</p>.<p>Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known as Sidhu Moosewala, was among 424 people whose security was withdrawn by the Punjab Police on Saturday.</p>.<p>Moosewala had fought the recent Assembly election on a Congress ticket from Mansa and was defeated by the AAP's Vijay Singla.</p>.<p>According to police sources, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar has claimed responsibility for the murder of Moosewala.</p>
<p>Canadian rapper-singer Drake has paid a tribute to popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead on Sunday by unidentified assailants in Punjab's Mansa district.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old singer, also a Congress leader, was killed a day after the state government curtailed his security cover.</p>.<p>Drake took to his Instagram stories on Sunday night to remember Moosewala.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/sidhu-moosewala-killing-cm-bhagwant-mann-orders-probe-into-singers-security-scale-down-1113704.html" target="_blank">Sidhu Moosewala killing: CM Bhagwant Mann orders probe into singer's security scale down</a></strong></p>.<p>"RIP MOOSE @sidhu_moosewala," he captioned a picture of the "So High" hitmaker with his mother.</p>.<p>In 2020, Drake made headlines when he started following Moosewala on Instagram.</p>.<p>Moosewala, who counted Drake as one of his music influences and followed him on social media, was a regular performer at live shows in Canada.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mansa) Gobinder Singh told PTI that Moosewala was attacked when he was in his jeep at village Jawahar Ke and several bullets were fired at him.</p>.<p>Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known as Sidhu Moosewala, was among 424 people whose security was withdrawn by the Punjab Police on Saturday.</p>.<p>Moosewala had fought the recent Assembly election on a Congress ticket from Mansa and was defeated by the AAP's Vijay Singla.</p>.<p>According to police sources, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar has claimed responsibility for the murder of Moosewala.</p>