Dilshan Mann is the son of the renowned Punjabi comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann, who became the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab.
Wiki/Biography
Dilshan Mann was born on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 (age 17 years; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Childhood picture of Dilshan Mann with his father, Bhagwant Mann
After spending his early childhood in Chandigarh, India, he moved to Auburn, Washington, with his mother and sister after the divorce of his parents.
Family
Dilshan Mann was born into a Jatt Sikh family
A picture of Dilshan Mann with his family visiting Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)
Dilshan Mann’s father, Bhagwant Mann, is an Indian comedian, actor, and politician. His mother’s name is Inderpreet Kaur. His elder sister’s name is Seerat Kaur Mann.
Dilshan Mann’s parents, Bhagwant Mann and Inderpreet Kaur
Dilshan Mann with his father, Bhagwant Mann, and sister, Seerat Kaur Mann
In March 2015, Dilshan’s parents filed an application for divorce in a SAS Nagar court. The application was filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, the decree of divorce by mutual consent. Reportedly, Inderpreet wasn’t in favour of Bhagwant Mann pursuing a career in politics. Consequently, Bhagwant Mann and Inderpreet Kaur started living separately. After the separation, Dilshan and Seerat moved to Auburn, Washington, with their mother, meanwhile Bhagwant Mann juggled his time between Delhi and Mohali in India. Later, Bhagwant Mann publicly claimed that he chose Punjab over his family. Known for using poetry in his political campaigns, Mann posted a poem on his Facebook Account to express his sentiments about his divorce, which read,
Jo latkeya si chiran ton o hal ho geya,
Court ch eh faisla kal ho geya,
Ek passay parivar, dujje passay si parivar,
Main tan yarro Punjab de wal ho geya.”(A long-pending issue has been resolved. The court decided yesterday. I had to choose between one family and the other. I decided to go with Punjab)
Many believed that Bhagwant Mann was trying to get political mileage out of his divorce case.
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections
Dilshan Mann caught the attention of the media when Bhagwant Mann became the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab in 2022. Dilshan and Seerat attended their father’s oath-taking ceremony, which was held on 16 March 2022 at Khatkar Kalan village, the birthplace of the Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh. At the venue, while addressing the media, Dilshan and Seerat revealed that before 2022, they had visited their father in 2017 when he (their father) was contesting from the Jalalabad Assembly Constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly elections.
Facts/Trivia
- During the 2014 Indian general elections in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann contested from the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab on a ticket from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). At that time, Inderpreet actively took part in her husband’s political pursuits and delivered speeches in AAP’s favour in the villages of Sangrur to help him win. Bhagwant Mann won the elections defeating Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa with a margin of 2,11,721 votes.
(From left to right) Seerat Kaur Mann, Inderpreet Kaur, Bhagwant Mann, and Dilshan Mann, celebrating Bhagwant Mann’s victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Sangrur, Punjab, on a ticket from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Upon Seerat and Dilshan’s arrival in Punjab in 2022, Punjabi comedian, actor, and singer Karamjit Anmol held a private cake cutting ceremony for the CM’s children at his home to welcome them.