Did Annamalai say petrol is a luxury item ?

Claim

Why would people who did not protest for the hike in the price of rice and lentils which are essentials, protest for the hike in the price of luxury items like petrol?

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Explanation

A BJP party poster claiming that Annamalai mentioned petrol as a luxury item, is being circulated on social media.

What is the Truth?

When the Tamil Nadu BJP Twitter page is searched, a poster dated October 24 reporting, “I heard that the Minister Sekar Babu spoke on how to handle BJP. Let DMK touch BJP, then BJP will retaliate with interest, said BJP State President Annamalai”, is found.

 

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The content of the original poster is edited with the claimed content.

We have published a few fact-check articles on recent fake edited claims about BJP TN President Annamalai.

Conclusion

The poster that claimed, “Why would people who did not protest for the hike in the price of rice and lentils which are essentials, protest for the hike in the price of luxury items like petrol – Annamalai”, is edited and fake.

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