Imagine driving to a petrol pump on a Sunday morning Only to find the gates locked. That exact fear spread rapidly across social media after a viral message claimed petrol pumps would remain closed every Sunday in several Indian states following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fuel conservation appeal. Within hours, confusion exploded online. People started forwarding messages.
Some rushed to fill fuel tanks. Others wondered if India was heading toward a fuel crisis. But here’s the shocking part: The truth behind this viral claim is completely different from what people believed.