Over 3.8 lakh followers on Instagram, but no mourners at influencer Bhabhi’s funeral

She was cremated successful the beingness of lone 3 household members, too authorities unit and activists of Sahara Jan Sewa

Kanchan Kumari. Photo: Instagram/@kamalkaurbhabhi

Controversial societal media influencer Kamal Kaur Bhabhi had a important pursuing connected societal media. But adjacent with implicit 3.8 lakh followers, she was cremated successful the beingness of lone 3 household members, too authorities unit and activists of Sahara Jan Sewa, hundreds of miles distant from her location astatine Lachhman Colony here.

Her societal media posts that mushroomed exponentially during these 2 days, invited the ire of activists of extremist Sikh organisations, including Nihangs.

Even those who watched and appreciated her non-traditional posts during her beingness are present among those who criticise her for posing arsenic a ‘Kaur’ alternatively of her archetypal sanction — Kanchan Kumari.

Amritpal Singh Mehron, identified arsenic a cardinal conspirator successful her murder, has called upon Punjabis, irrespective of their spiritual allegiance, to support successful caput the sacrifice of Sikh Gurus for redeeming the integrity of Punjab.

“Our Gurus person fixed america the surnames of ‘Singh’ and ‘Kaur’ and we cannot let women migrating from UP and Bihar to suffix the rubric of Kaur,” said Mehron successful a video that has gone viral.

Analysing responses to societal media posts astir Bhabi’s execution and her erstwhile contented reveals that the motivation policing by the suspects was perceived arsenic a signifier of societal reform. Additionally, astir each YouTube channels person capitalised connected videos related to Bhabhi and the motivation policing by Sikh radicals harnessing higher integer advantage.

Essentially a non-Punjabi, Kamal Kaur Bhabhi had go fashionable arsenic a Punjabi societal media influencer among subscribers implicit 3 years ago. Bhabi was known for sharing reels, including arguable treble meaning videos that often went viral. She had precocious faced online disapproval from a gangster for allegedly utilizing objectionable connection and gestures.