Tomato prices have skyrocketed due to heavy rain in several parts of the country. In the retail market, they are selling between Rs 150-200 per kilogramme thus weighing heavily on people's finances, including restaurants and food manufacturers that rely on this versatile ingredient to a large extent. However, in a bizarre incident a woman based in Dubai sent her mother 10 kilograms of tomatoes on her request.
A Twitter user sharing her Dubai-based sister's unusual gift to their mother in India wrote, "My sister is coming to India from Dubai for her children's summer holidays and she asked my mum if she wanted anything from Dubai and my mother said bring 10 kilos of tomatoes. And so now she has packed 10kg tomatoes in a suitcase and sent it."
In a follow-up tweet, the user who goes by the name Rev explained how the packaging was done and dispatched.
"Our family consumes an incredible amount of tomatoes. My mother will make pickles, chutney, and save some for me," the Twitter user added.
Since being shared the post has amassed over 52,000 views, 709 likes and tons of comments.
"Best daughter award might be going in that direction for these times of inflation, commented one user on the post.
"My god.... Ur sister seems to be a saint of a daughter,' wrote another user.
"Resourceful max. Hope they don't catch your sis at the airport customs for bringing in high value items," commented a third jokingly.
While a fourth wrote, "Won’t it get hauled up at customs for bringing species of foreign origin?