Amar Singh Chamkila Cried As Met The Men Who Threatened To Kill Him, Folded His Hands & Apologised

Amar Singh Chamkila's death remains one of the most tragic losses in Punjabi music history and a mystery until today.As shown in the Imtiaz Ali movie, Chamkila's real-life encounter involved crossing paths with a government officer from the Income Tax department, who eventually became the songwriter for his devotional music album. Swaran Sivia, the songwriter, facilitated Chamkila's meeting with the leaders of the Kharku Singhs, who were sending him death threats.

Amar Singh Chamkila met the men who threatened to kill him

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In a conversation with YouTube channel RPD 24, Swaran Sivia revealed, "He wanted me to see if those letters were true or if someone was trying to fool him. He showed me all the threatening letters. One was from Bhindranwale Tiger Force which was signed by Rashpal Singh Chandra. The other letters were from Khalistan Commando Force and Khalistan Liberation Force."

Swaran Sivia said that when he learned the death threats were legit and were sent by people who lived close to his village, "he was shaking, he lost his grip on the steering wheel for a second."

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Chamkila was scared, he started crying!

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Swaran helped Chamkila find a connection to visit Amritsar and meet the senior members of the Kharku Singhs at the Golden Temple. They arranged for the visit and warned him to be careful and promised them that he would only sing nice songs, and so they wouldn't harm him anymore.??

First, Swaran went in to meet them and told them that Amar Singh Chamkila was a kind-hearted man and that if they looked at him sternly, he might have a heart attack. He then asked Chamkila to join in. As he told him this, the Punjabi singer known for his mesmerising voice?started "crying."

"He said I am scared. He was a little skeptical of me as well that I might get him killed in Amritsar. I said they might have weapons but they are not going to shoot you inside. They have made a promise in front of Guru Granth Sahib, that they won’t do something like this. He then gained some confidence."

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Amar Singh Chamkila folded his hands and apologised??

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Swaran then gave him a few instructions including asking him to not touch their feet and only praying to the God inside. "When we entered inside, Baba Wassan Singh Zaffarwal was standing so he immediately hugged Chamkila. He told him that you have a roaring voice, you do the right thing, sing some good songs. They did not scold him at all. Chamkila folded his hands and apologised. He said I have made a huge mistake, please forgive me. They said you apologise to God and then speak to us. While praying, he offered Rs 5,100 there."

As they were leaving, Swaran mentioned that Chamkila attempted to donate Rs 25,000, but they declined, suggesting he donate it to needy children instead.

In the movie as well, Diljit Dosanjh's character apologises as he leaves from Amritsar, promising the seniors that he will refrain from singing inappropriate songs thereafter. He even releases a few devotional albums afterward. However, he eventually returns to singing his old songs.

It is said that two years after this incident, Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot Kaur were shot dead.

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