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Song SYL by Sidhu Moosewala taken off from Youtube in India
June 27, 2022 4:54 PM
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Recently song SYL was released and the song got 27 million views in just two days. We can say one of the fastest growing song on social media in a small time span. This is the first song which is released after his death and now has been removed from YouTube.

Song SYL highlights various issues such as undivided Punjab, 1984 Sikh Riots, water issues, farmer laws, Sikh flag hoisting at the Red Fort during the farmer agitation and Sikh militants. The song was not just a big hit but also found itself trapped of controversies like Sidhu’s earlier songs. As per the details, the song was all set to release before the occasion of operation blue star but the sudden demise of the singer on 29 May delayed it.

The song is titled on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal (SYL), but it also focuses on other events that Punjab has witnessed since 1947. The song begins with Aam Adami Party Rajya Sabha member Shushil Gupta’s recent statement, “Now we have a government in Punjab. In 2024, AAP will form government in Haryana too. In 2025, water will reach every farm in Haryana. This is not our promise but our guarantee.”
Sidhu’s lyrics then challenge this statement, ask for sovereignty and undivided Punjab.

He makes a mention of Balwinder Jattana, demands release of Sikh prisoners. SYL also includes a statement of Punjabi singer-actor Deep Sidhu, who died in a car accident earlier this year.

There are visuals of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Balwant Singh Rajoana and Jagtar Singh Hawara. Pictures of Sikh militants Davinder Pal Bhullar, Gurdeep Singh Khaira, Lakhwinder Singh, Jagtar Singh Tara and many other are also used.
In the end, the video, which has now been removed from Sidhu Moosewala's YouTube channel, highlights NASA's study about water crisis in north India.