Popular singer Sardool Sikander passes away at 60

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Feb 24, 2021, 03:03 PM IST

Twitter: @SardoolSikander

Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh, Daler Mehndi and others condoled his demise.

Popular Punjabi folk and pop singer Sardool Sikander passed away on February 24, 2021. The singer breathed his last at the age of 60 and condolences have been pouring in on social media pages. Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt. Amarinder Singh via his Twitter page revealed that Sardool was tested positive for coronavirus and was undergoing treatment for the same. Punjab CM paid his condolences too.

Capt. Amarinder Singh's tweet read as "Extremely saddened to learn of the demise of legendary Punjabi singer Sardool Sikander. He was recently diagnosed with #Covid19 and was undergoing treatment for the same. The world of Punjabi music is poorer today. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans."

Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is the Shiromani Akali Dal President and MP also tweeted, "Saddened to learn about the demise of legendary Punjabi playback singer Sardool Sikander. A huge loss to the Punjabi movie & music Industry. Prayers for his family, friends & fans. May his soul rest in peace!"

Meanwhile, legendary singer Daler Mehndi took to his Twitter page and wrote, "Bade dukh Di khabar Sardool Sikandar saheb nahi rahe big loss our family and music industry."

Singer Harshdeep Kaur also paid her condolences by tweeting, "Bahut hi dukhad khabar... Saddened to hear about the demise of legendary Punjabi singer Sardool Sikander Ji. Huge loss to the music industry. Prayers for his family #SardoolSikander #RestInPeace."

Rest in Peace!

Sardool is survived by his two sons named Sarang Sikander and Alaap Sikander and wife Amar Noorie.