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From 'petrolled' to 'fuelonfire', social media users have a field day

Twitter was flooded with hash tags and messages about the price cut, making fun of the situation

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A faux pas saw the initial announcement coming in that the prices have been cut by 60 paise while the quantum of reduction was only one paisa

Press Trust of India Delhi
From 'petrolled' to 'fuelonfire', social media users had a field day on Wednesday with hash tags as petrol and diesel prices were cut by just one paisa, whereas the first announcement was a reduction of 60 paise. Petrol and diesel prices have been sailing northwards for the past two weeks and today was the first time that the prices were cut. 

However, the quantum of reduction of one paisa opened the floodgates criticism on the social media.

Twitter was flooded with hash tags and messages about the price cut, making fun of the situation. ‘#petrolled’, ‘#fuelonfire’, ‘#petrolprice’ and ‘#fuel' were