PM Modi stopped at the roadside stall for jhalmuri break
The April campaign was followed by a major electoral change in Bengal, with the BJP winning 207 of the 293 seats for which results were declared, while the Trinamool Congress won 80. The results were declared in May. On the Prime Minister’s birthday, Sahu did not organise an elaborate event. For the vendor behind it, however, the most important part of the story remains those few minutes when a Prime Minister stopped at his little shop.
Photographs and videos of the visit, including footage shared from the Prime Minister’s social media handles, soon travelled far beyond Jhargram, PTI reported.
I wanted to celebrate his birthday here and remember that moment again,” Sahu said, wishing Modi good health and a long life. Contemporaneous reports said the video crossed 100 million views on Instagram within a day, while searches for “jhalmuri” also surged sharply. JHARGRAM: A roadside jhalmuri stall in Jhargram shot into the national spotlight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stopped there during his assembly election campaign in April and sampled the popular Bengali snack, with photographs and videos of the encounter quickly going viral on social media. “The Prime Minister came to my shop and had jhalmuri. That moment is unforgettable for me.
On Thursday, the stall’s owner turned the moment into a personal birthday tribute for the Prime Minister, news agency PTI reported.