Friends present 'petrol' to Tamil Nadu groom as wedding gift

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Friends of a man who got married here presented him with five litres of petrol, the price of which has skyrocketed, as a 'wedding gift.' The young man and his newly wedded wife were greeting guests at a marriage hall when his friends trooped in and gave him the petrol in a five litre can as a gift, 'Puthiya Thalaimurai' Tamil television channel reported.

Amid laughter all around, the man received it, a 39-second video clip telecast by the channel showed. Petrol price touched Rs 85.15 per litre in Tamil Nadu, one of the highest in the country, the fuel symbolised a commodity worthy of being given as a gift, his friends said.

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