For the past few days, old videos of former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram have been making the rounds on the internet. Be it is statements on the Maoists or the most recent one justifying inflation, they are an eye-opener for the incoming group of adults who know nothing about the UPA era regime.
In the video that is circulating, Chidambaram in 2012 is seen saying, “… the point of view of the middle class that most of the people belong to, there are many other sections. Yes, food inflation is high. Sometimes, I have written about this once, we are prepared to pay ₹15 for a bottle of water but we will not bear ₹1 increase in price of a kilo of rice or a kilo of wheat. We are prepared to pay ₹20 for an ice-cream cone but won’t pay ₹1 more for a kilo of wheat or a kilo of rice.”
🚨 UPA-era FM Chidambaram once said People were ready to pay ₹15 for a water bottle but BALKED at a ₹1 HIKE on Rice 😳
— Classic example of Congress-era priorities. Today, INFLATION is at a record low. Yet they can’t cope🤡 pic.twitter.com/AbbhqbkKDy
— The Analyzer (News Updates🗞️) (@Indian_Analyzer) September 22, 2025
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