As fuel rates continue to hike, a newly married couple was gifted a litre of petrol and diesel from their friends in Cheyyur.

Newly-wed couple gets petrol and diesel as wedding present in Tamil Nadu's Cheyyur

The couple, who were shocked at first, accepted the gift with a cheer later. (Image credits: India Today/Pramod Madhav)

With fuel rates soaring high, a newly married couple was gifted a litre of petrol and diesel as a wedding present from their friends in Cheyyur, Chengalpattu district.

In a span of 15 days, petrol and diesel prices have seen a hike of more than Rs 9 in Tamil Nadu, with a litre of petrol being sold at Rs 110.85 per litre and diesel at Rs 100.94, causing distress to the common man.

Utilising this situation, friends of Grace Kumar and Keerthana, who recently got married at Cheyyur, gifted them petrol and diesel.

The couple, who were shocked at first, accepted the gift with a cheer later.

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