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Tamil Nadu: Couples gets petrol as wedding gift
The group made the unusual move of gifting two bottles filled with petrol to their newly-wedded friends.
Cuddalore: Owing to the skyrocketing prices of fuel, a group of friends here decided to gift petrol as a wedding present.
The group made the unusual move of gifting two bottles filled with petrol to their newly-wedded friends in order to highlight the plight being faced by common people due to steep rise in fuel prices across the country.
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Vijay, one of the friends, said "It was a move to make the government aware. We hope that the government will take some measures in this regard."
Earlier, another couple in the area received petrol as a gift on their wedding, contained in a 5 litre canister.
On Monday, the commuters in the region paid Rs 87.11 to get a litre of petrol and Rs 79.67 per litre for diesel. On Sunday Cuddalore residents had to shell out Rs 86.74 for a litre of petrol and Rs 79.41 for diesel. (ANI)