FM Nirmala Sitharaman goes for vegetable shopping; netizens react

Recently, during her day-long visit to Chennai, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was seen buying vegetables in a video. The video was shared by her office on Twitter and has got mixed reactions from netizens.

The video has received both praise and criticism. While some users commented on rising vegetable prices. Some even wondered if the Finance Minister now understood how inflation is impacting household budgets.

In the video, the Finance Minister was seen buying some sweet potatoes and interacting with vegetable vendors.


"During her day-long visit to Chennai, Smt @nsitharaman made a halt at Mylapore market where she interacted with the vendors & local residents and also purchased vegetables," NSitharamanOffice tweeted.



India's retail inflation was at 7 per cent in August, above the RBI's comfort level of 6 per cent, mainly due to higher food prices.

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Some glimpses from Smt @nsitharaman's visit to Mylapore market in Chennai. https://t.co/GQiPiC5ui5 https://t.co/fjuNVhfY8e

— NSitharamanOffice (@nsitharamanoffc) 1665241135000