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Thousands pay tribute to Indo-Canadian MLA

TORONTO: Over 2,000 people gathered in Calgary to pay tributes to an Indo-Canadian MLA, who was killed on November 23 while trying to help a stranded driver.

Thousands pay tribute to Indo-Canadian MLA

Manmeet Bhullar



Toronto, November 30

Over 2,000 people gathered in Calgary to pay tributes to an Indo-Canadian MLA, who was killed on November 23 while trying to help a stranded driver.

Manmeet Bhullar, 35, a former minister in Canada’s Alberta province, was killed when he stopped to help a stranded driver on a snow-covered highway between Calgary and Edmonton. Bhullar was standing outside his vehicle when another passing vehicle lost control and struck the median and hit him.

He became the youngest Indian-Canadian to get elected as an MLA at the age of 28.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi attended the state memorial service at the Jubilee auditorium along with over 40 other MLAs.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement called Bhullar an “exemplary man who devoted his life, publicly and privately, helping others”.

Friends noted that Bhullar was proud to be a Sikh, Indian, Calgarian and Canadian. — IANS

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