Sidhu Moosewala: For world, the ‘macho star’, at his alma mater the ex-student with stage fright

A day after Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead at Jawahar Ke village of Mansa in cold blood, Moosewala's teachers and friends remember how he never let go of his roots and was “proud of being a desi Punjabi”.For world, he was a star. A singer, known as much for his songs as the ‘macho man’ image he had created with his fondness and unabashed love for guns and bullets. Yet, even with all that stardom, with millions following him on social media, and having contested an election, Sidhu Moosewala was all butterflies when it came to addressing the college from he graduated as an electrical engineer.
“I might have performed in front of 2-4 lakh people on big stages.. but my legs are shaking as I stand here and speak in front of my teachers,” Moosewala had said as he addressed students at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) in Ludhiana last year.His teachers at the college can’t believe that the young student who would roam around the campus on his Royal Enfield bullet, play harmonium in his hostel room and sing in canteen and college’s cultural programmes with his friends is no more.