Wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known with his ring name ‘The Great Khali’ extended his unconditional support to Sajjan Singh Cheema, Aam Admi Party MLA candidate from Sultanpur Lodhi. Earlier, it was reported that the wrestler has joined the party. Khali extended his support to AAP candidate at a time when the party is trying tooth and nail for the assembly elections due in 2017. Khali shot to fame for his World Wrestling Entertainment tenure. The wrestler became WWE World Heavyweight Champion in 2007. Before joining professional wrestling, he was an officer with Punjab police. Khali is popular among masses for his giant physique, the wrestler weighs around 440 pounds and is over 7 ft tall. These days, Khali is running his domestic venture of professional wrestling with the name of Continental Wrestling Entertainment(CWE).
CORRECTION: ‘The Great Khali’ has not joined AAP.He extended unconditional support to Sajjan Singh Cheema,AAP candidate from Sultanpur Lodhi
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 14, 2016
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Khali’s support comes a day after several known faces joined party. On Saturday, Balbir Singh Bath, a former three-time Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA joined AAP.
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Besides Bath, wife of former state finance minister in the SAD government Captain Kanwaljit Singh who died in a road accident in 2009, Sarabjit Kaur along with her daughter Manpreet Kaur and popular singer Sukhwinder Sukhi have also joined AAP, giving a big boost to the party. He was also a contestant of reality show Bigg Boss. He has acted in four Hollywood films and two Bollywood films.