DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan accused the Centre of driving India’s fuel crisis by allegedly stopping crude oil purchases from Russia under pressure attributed to Trump. Speaking in Chennai, he said Modi’s recent “seven appeals” to citizens amid the West Asia crisis sounded like a cover for potential petrol price hikes. The party also claimed the government plans to raise fuel costs.
India has denied an RTI request seeking details of Russian crude oil imports between June 2022 and June 2025. The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell said the figures were commercially confidential and linked to strategic interests. The Central Information Commission backed the refusal, and also flagged transparency issues with the PPAC website that failed to provide reliable information.
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