WWE star ‘The Great Khali’ joins BJP

Professional WWE star and wrestler Dalip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today. The news came across as a shock to many but can be understood as Khali’s inclusion into the party comes days ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls.

Punjab will undergo the election process on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.

“I’m glad to have joined BJP. I feel that PM Modi’s work for the nation makes him the right Prime Minister. So, I thought why not be a part of his governance for the nation’s development,” Khali said at the BJP’s headquarter in New Delhi.

The wrestler has stated that he joined BJP as he has been influenced by the party’s national policy.

In 2020, Khali had lent support to the farmers protesting in Delhi borders against the Centre’s farm laws. The wrestler had appealed to the people of India to support the agitating farmers.

Khali had said “They will buy it (crop) for ₹ and sell it for Rs200. The laws will also harm daily wage workers, roadside vendors; the common man will suffer,”

Khali had made an entry into the professional wrestling world in 2000. Before kickstarting his WWE career, he was an officer for the Punjab Police.

During his WWE career, Khali also went on to become the WWE Champion.

He has also had some appearances in four Hollywood films and two Bollywood films. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class as well.