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A patron's revelation of being charged Rs 850 per boiled egg, excluding taxes, at a luxury hotel in the financial capital led to social media furore on Sunday, 11 August.
It comes days after actor Rahul Bose had complained about paying Rs 442 for two bananas in a Chandigarh hotel.
Tagging Bose in his tweet first posted on Saturday, Dhar asked if they should launch a protest on the subject.
Dhar's message on the micro-blogging site was retweeted or shared by 1,200 users and there were hundreds of comments on the same.
The bill copy shared by Dhar showed omelets are also priced at the same, Rs 850, while a Diet Coke goes for Rs 260 in the hotel.
Not all the users were amused by the sum charged by the hotel, and a few also advised Dhar to be careful in the future and order only after reading the menu, wherein the price will be listed.
It can be recalled that following the controversy over price of bananas involving Bose, the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) had justified the high price.
He had added that while a coffee is available at Rs 10 on a roadside stall, the same could be served at Rs 250 in a luxury hotel.
It can be noted that eggs are a favourite snack in the financial capital, and hawkers dot every neighbourhood and business district, selling the protein source for a small fraction of the price charged by the hotel.
(With Inputs from PTI)
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