As high oil price drills hole in people's pocket, social media goes ablaze

Twitterati ask why Tinseltown celebrities and other bigwigs are not reacting to the fuel price hike as they did during Manmohan Singh's tenure as the prime minister

With high oil prices drilling a hole in their pockets, the Indian common man is fuming. Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram came down heavily on the government on Wednesday morning, tweeting that it was possible to cut petrol and diesel rates by Rs 25 a litre, but the Centre would cheat the public and bring down prices by only Rs 1-2 per litre. 

"Bonanza to central government is Rs 25 on every litre of petrol. This money rightfully belongs to the average consumer. Central government saves Rs 15 on every litre of petrol due to fall in crude oil prices. It