Onion woes hit social networking sites

The woes caused by the hike in price of onions have made an impact on netizens. Funny posts, photos and videos were shared on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Videos that depict the pricey stature of the vegetable are doing fast rounds on friends’ network on WhatsApp.

A television commercial showing a woman who receives jewellery made of onions; a picture in which a farmer is sitting on heaped onion bags waiting to be transported, captioned with the recent release of Mahesh Babu’s film, ‘Srimanthudu’ and more are doing the rounds.

Meanwhile, the state government, which came up with Rs 20 per kilo onions at Rythu Bazaars had to increase the quantity to another kilo per each consumer. Now, every buyer is being given two kilos of onions under the scheme. For others, the woes continue.