Sidhu Moose Wala's last song SYL removed from YouTube
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YouTube has removed Sidhu Moose Wala's last song, SYL, from its platform. The song released on June 23 is about Punjab's water issue.
Sidhu Moose Wala's posthumous release, SYL, a song on Punjab's water issue, has been taken off YouTube. The title SYL refers to the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal. The 214-kilometer-long Satluj Yamuna Link canal has been the bone of contention between Punjab and Haryana for over three decades now.
Written and composed by Sidhu Moose Wala before he was shot dead in May, the new song was released by music producer MXRCI on Friday, June 23 on YouTube. However, now when you click on the link, the video is not available and the message displayed says, "This content is not available on this country domain due to a legal complaint from the government."
Since its debut, the song has garnered over 27 million views on the video streaming platform and got 3.3 million likes.
Photos of several militants are featured in the music video, including Balwinder Singh Jatana who was said to be a member of the pro-Khalistan Babbar Khalsa and was accused of murdering Chief engineer M.L Sikri and Superintendent engineer A.S Aulakh at the SYL office in Chandigarh on July 23, 1990.
Punjab has been demanding a reassessment of its share of the Ravi-Beas river water, while Haryana has been seeking completion of the canal to get its share.
On May 29, singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district. Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead a day after the state government curtailed his security cover. His cousin and a friend, who were travelling in a jeep with him, were also injured in the attack.
The Punjab police had termed the incident a case of an inter-gang rivalry and had said the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was behind it. Canada-based Goldy Brar, who is a member of Bishnoi gang, had claimed responsibility for the murder.
