India, May 23 -- The jhalmuri seller from Bengal who turned into an overnight sensation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi bought one of the State's most popular snacks from his stall during an election rally is now allegedly receiving bomb and death threats from Pakistani and Bangladeshi numbers.

Bikram Sau, who runs a modest roadside stall in Jhargram, shot to fame on April 19 when PM Modi's convoy made an unscheduled stop during the high-voltage West Bengal Assembly election campaign.

The Prime Minister stepped out, chatted briefly with Sau about his family, education and daily life, and paid '10 for a packet of jhalmuri, the iconic Bengali mix of puffed rice tossed with mustard oil, onions, peanuts, green chillies and spices.

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