Tomatoes are free if you buy fish in this shop in Ukkadam, Coimbatore

Zafar, who runs a fish stall in Coimbatore's Ukkadam fish market, has been providing a quarter kilo of tomatoes free of cost to the fish buyers at his shop. While the offer has attracted a lot of customers, he has announced that it will be available only today.


Coimbatore: Zafar's announcement that tomatoes will be available free of cost if you buy fish at the Ukkadam fish market has impressed everyone.

While the prices of tomatoes continue to rise, netizens have been sharing memes and comedy posts about it. Tomatoes were also gifted to the bride and groom at a wedding reception in Coimbatore.

Farmers and traders have been complaining that the prices of tomatoes are rising due to climate change and lack of inflow. There have also been demands that the government should directly procure tomatoes and distribute them to the people at fair price shops.



In this situation, a fish shop owner in Coimbatore is distributing 1/4 kg of tomatoes free of cost to the fish buyers in his shop. Zafar also said that he will give tomatoes free of cost to fish buyers yesterday and today to attract customers.

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