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NEW DELHI: The jhalmuri vendor from West Bengal’s Jhargram, who precocious came into the spotlight aft serving jhalmuri to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during authorities assembly elections, has alleged that helium is receiving threatening calls from Pakistan and Bangladesh.Vikram Sao claimed that chartless callers person been repeatedly threatening and abusing him implicit the telephone pursuing his viral enactment with the Prime Minister during Modi’s caller sojourn to West Bengal.“They are calling from Pakistan and threatening that they volition stroke maine up with a bomb,” Sao said, speaking to quality bureau IANS.“I did not accidental thing to them; I conscionable disconnect the calls. Then different telephone is coming from Bangladesh asking whether I americium live oregon not.”He further alleged that helium has been receiving repeated calls from chartless numbers on with abusive connection and harassment.
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Sao said helium has informed the constabulary astir the threats and that a fewer policemen person present been assigned for his security.However, helium said helium inactive fears for his information arsenic helium travels unsocial connected his bicycle. “I spell unsocial connected my rhythm and consciousness acrophobic for my life,” helium said, adding that helium is the sole breadwinner of his family.
He besides appealed to Prime Minister Modi to guarantee his protection.
Vendor went viral aft PM’s visit
The jhalmuri vendor became wide known aft PM Modi stopped astatine his stall successful Jhargram during an predetermination run sojourn successful West Bengal..The Prime Minister walked up to the stall aft addressing a rally and said, “Bhai, hume apna jhalmuri khilao.”
During the little interaction, PM Modi asked the vendor astir the terms of the snack and aboriginal joked, “Haan, pyaaz khaate hain.
Dimag nahi khaate bass,” aft the vendor asked whether helium eats onions.The video of the enactment rapidly went viral connected societal media and crossed millions of views wrong a day. Curious locals aboriginal began visiting Sao’s stall to perceive astir his enactment with the Prime Minister.The incidental besides triggered governmental reactions successful the state. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had termed the occurrence a “drama” during a rally successful Birbhum.BJP workers successful respective parts of the state aboriginal celebrated predetermination victories by distributing jhalmuri, turning the snack into a governmental talking constituent aft PM Modi’s sojourn to the stall.
