Personal Life
Singh and his wife had three sons. One of his sons is former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Tiger Ali Singh.
A documentary entitled Tiger! chronicles his life story from his life in India to his work as a wrestler. In Japan, he is also the main character in a comic strip.
A public elementary school in Milton, Ontario, opened in September 2010, has been named for Singh despite some community concerns about the appropriateness of naming a public school after a professional wrestler. Local author and historian John Challinor II made a presentation to the Halton Board of Education and stressed that the honour should be made based on Tiger Jeet Singh's philanthropy and humanitarian works. Area Trustee Donna Danielli addressed the decision, which has been met with some controversy given the violent nature of professional wrestling stating: "He definitely makes a difference in the community and I believe that he will be a very positive role model and mentor at that school -- he plans to be very involved."
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