Shahnawaz Hussain, the BJP's Muslim face said that he is not afraid of death threats for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.

Rediff.com's MI Khan reporting from Patna said Hussain said, "Main is tarah ke dhamki se darne wala nahin aur nahi ghabrata hoon, BJP aur Modi ki wakalat karta rahunga (I don't care about threats and I will continue to speak in favour of the BJP and Modi)."

Shahnawaz,,who is the party's national spokesperson reacted to threat calls from a phone number from Dubai telling him to stop praising Modi.

Shahnawaz,who arrived in Patna to attend a function of the party, said those who threatened him were both anti-nationals and cowards.

'I never get stressed over such threats because I have to work for the party and the country," he added.

Shahnawaz received two calls on his official mobile number on Saturday night while he was returning from Patna.

The caller threatened to kill him if he did not stop praising Modi. Following this, he filed a complaint at the Parliament Street police station on Sunday morning.

The BJP leader was defeated in the last Lok Sabha polls from the Bhagalpur Parliamentary seat in Bihar despite the Modi wave -- a huge setback for him and the party.