In this city of India, tomatoes were sold at 20 rupees per kg, people scrambled to buy them

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Adding to the woes of the common man, tomatoes have recently crossed the century mark. The current situation is that its prices are at a record high and are being sold above Rs 100 per kg in most cities of India. Now in such a situation, if someone tells you that these 100 rupees malatha tomatoes are being sold at just 20 rupees per kg, you will consider it a joke.

It is about this city in Tamil Nadu

However this is not a joke, but the absolute truth. According to a Hindustan Times report, a shopkeeper in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, offered that all customers had won the lottery. In this special offer, the shopkeeper sold tomatoes to his customers at Rs 20 per kg only.

Purchased at Rs 60 per kg

Report According to a shopkeeper named D Rajesh gave this great offer. Rajesh, 38, runs a vegetable shop called DR Vegetables and Onion in Selkuppam area. He traveled from Bengaluru in Karnataka to Rs. Ordered 550 kg of tomatoes at 60 per kg. However, suffering a loss, he sold whole tomatoes cheaply to the needy.

On this occasion, D Rajesh offers

D Rajesh to customers at just Rs 20 per kg. Tomatoes given. Thus he had to bear a loss of Rs.40 per kg. D Rajesh gave this unique offer on the occasion of completing four years of his shop.

One kg purchase limit

Now the price of tomatoes in the retail market is Rs. 100 per kg is exceeded, if it is available at the price of Rs. 20 per kg, it is natural that looting will occur. Rajesh was also aware of this beforehand. This is the reason why he made it a condition for the buyers that the customer cannot buy more than one kg of tomatoes. Rajesh says that the one kg condition was necessary so that more people could benefit from cheap tomatoes.

Tomato prices have risen to record highs in many parts of the country. Tomato prices have gone up from Rs.120 to Rs.160. However, it is not only tomatoes that have become so expensive. Prices of other vegetables are also skyrocketing. These vegetables include ginger to chilies. Some say disruption in the supply chain due to heavy rains has led to a record increase in the vegetable.