Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s longtime bodyguard Gurmeet Singh, better known as ‘Shera’, has joined the Shiv Sena.
Singh joined the Sena in the presence of party chief Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray at their residence ‘Matoshree’ in suburban Bandra Friday night.
The Sena announced Singh’s entry on its Twitter handle, with his photo with the Thackerays.
Singh’s entry into politics comes ahead of the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly polls.
Shera has been a permanent assistant of Bhaijaan for a long time. He literally follows the shadow of Salman Khan wherever the superstar goes. He has been with Salman for more than two decades.
“Jab tak zinda hoon, bhai ke saath rahunga (I’ll accompany him till my last breath),” Shera had said, who lovingly calls Salman bhai, as the actor’s fans often address him. “I always tell people that they will never see me standing behind or next to bhai. I will be standing in front of him, looking out for any threat,” he had said.