Jaimal Singh Padda
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Jaimal Singh Padda | |
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 Jaimal Singh Padda reciting his poem Una Mitterandi Yaad Pyari | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | 17 March 1988 Lakhan Ke Padda, Punjab, India |
| Cause of death | Killed by Khalistan movement extremists |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) |
| Spouse | Amarjit Kaur |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, activist |
Jaimal Singh Padda was an Indian writer, poet and communist activist. He was shot dead on 17 March 1988 in Lakhan ka Padda village, Kapurthala district by Khalistan movement extremists.[1][2] He was filmed reciting his poem "Una Mitterandi Yaad Pyari", before his death, by Anand Patwardhan in his documentary In Memory of Friends.[3]
During Punjab insurgency, Jaimal Padda had been vocal against both the Sikh and the Hindu fundamentalists and campaigned against both. His slogan was “Naa Hindu Raaj, Naa Khalistan, Raaj Karega Mazdoor Kisaan” (Neither Hindu state, nor Khalistan, we want the working class to rule). On 17 March 1988, the shooters belonging to Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) shot him outside his house.[4]
