Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari gets death threat

The unidentified person also threatened to eliminate Prime Minister Narendra Modi “if need be”, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said.

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari. File

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari has received a death threat through an SMS on his personal phone number, in which the sender said he is under “extreme compulsion” to eliminate the leader.

The unidentified person also threatened to eliminate the Prime Minister “if need be”, Mr. Tiwari said.

“I have informed the police about the threat,” Mr. Tiwari told

PTI .

The sender of the SMS (short message service) also said in his Hindi message that he was “sorry” for deciding to eliminate Mr. Tiwari under “extreme compulsion”.

A formal complaint about the threat will be lodged soon, said Delhi BJP’s Media Relations head Neelkant Bakshi.

The SMS was received on Mr. Tiwari’s mobile phone at 12.52 p.m. on June 21 which he saw on June 22 evening and immediately informed the police, he added.