A jhalmuri vendor from West Bengal, who gained fame after serving the snack to PM Modi, claims he is receiving daily threatening calls from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Police have provided security after the vendor reported the harassment, which includes bomb threats and brandished weapons during video calls.
PM Modi visited a jhalmuri shop in Jhargram, West Bengal during his poll campaign on Sunday, where vendor Vikram Saw from Gaya, Bihar served him. The video went viral with 100 million views on Instagram and 90 million on Facebook within 24 hours. CM Mamata Banerjee criticized the moment as staged "drama" with pre-installed cameras.
TMC on Monday slammed PM Narendra Modi over his jhalmuri break in West Bengal's Jhargram, claiming his extended stay caused Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to be denied permission to fly his chopper into Jhargram and forced to return to Ranchi without completing his scheduled campaign. The party called it "photo ops" and accused Modi of humiliating an Adivasi leader. PM Modi held rallies in Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Medinipur on Sunday, with the election to be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, counting on May 4.
