This is just hot water… Shocked to hear about tea costing Rs 340, former Union Minister Chidambaram was surprised

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has posted a social media post which has gone viral. In this post, he/she has explained the rising price of tea by linking it to inflation. Chidambaram has said that inflation is higher in West Bengal than in Tamil Nadu. Chidambaram has expressed surprise at the prices of tea available at the airport. he/she posted on the social media platform X and wrote, ‘he/she was charged Rs 340 for a simple tea with hot water and tea bag at Kolkata airport.’ he/she told that he/she had taken this tea from a restaurant named ‘The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’ located at Kolkata airport.

Understand the whole matter

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has raised questions over the price of a cup of tea at Kolkata airport being Rs 340. he/she raised the issue on ‘X’, after which the airport officials assured to investigate it. The matter came to light when Chidambaram saw the price of a cup of tea at a restaurant named ‘The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’ at Kolkata Airport at Rs 340. he/she wrote on X, ‘I just came to know that the price of tea made with hot water and a tea bag at Kolkata Airport is Rs 340. The name of the restaurant is ‘The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’. A few years ago I saw the price of ‘hot water and tea bag’ at Chennai airport at Rs 80 and I tweeted about it. AAI took notice of it and took corrective steps.’

What did the restaurant say in its explanation?

However, ‘The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’ clarified that they sell products of all international, national and local brands and every brand has its own standards and prices. They also said that the prices are clearly mentioned on all menus. The company claims that it has many outlets at airports where food items and beverages are available at prices starting from Rs 20, but most of the passengers traveling from Kolkata airport say that the prices of food and beverages here are very high. An official posted at the airport said that the Kolkata airport management will review the entire matter.