Bengal Jhalmuri vendor who served PM Modi faces death threats from Pakistan and Bangladesh

Vikram Shaw, the man who gained popularity after he served Jhalmuri, a Bengali snack, to PM Modi, has reportedly been receiving death threats.

The vendor told reporters that he has been receiving threatening phone calls from international numbers.

The incident with the Jhalmuri took place on April 20. During the election campaign, PM Modi held an election rally in Jhargram. During the roadshow, he stopped to purchase and eat Jhalmuri from Vikram's shop. The video of the incident went viral on social media.

Vikram now says that he had also been receiving phone calls from Pakistan and Bangladesh. He also said that a video showed him showing weapons. the unknown calls also use abusive language, with some claiming to be from Pakistan.

The threats have left him and his family with stress.

“They are calling from Pakistan and threatening to blow me up with a bomb… I did not say anything to them; I simply disconnected the call. Then another call comes from Bangladesh asking whether I am alive or not,” Shaw told IANS.

They are continuously harassing me. I am receiving several calls from unknown numbers where abusive and vulgar language is being used…" he said.

He also said that the calls continued for several days and many of the came from unidentified international numbers.

Modi’s snack break had turned political after BJP leaders were seen distributing Jhalmuri during rallies and celebrations, and victory events in the state.

PM Modi also referred to the moment i speeches saying “I ate jhalmuri, but TMC felt the jhal (spice).”

The store had also seen an increase in the number of customers after the incident, with a long queue forming outside the shop.

The local vendor had become a well-known face after the campaigns.