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Panic buying in Mumbai ahead of Maharashtra CM's announcement

The Times of India | 13/04/2021 09:39 PM | Click to read full article

The announcement of a public address by Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray amid speculation of a lockdown led to panic buying by people on the streets of the financial capital on Tuesday evening.

Vegetable vendors and general stores selling fast-moving consumer goods saw higher buying from around 5.30 pm when the CM's office informed of Thackeray's virtual address on Tuesday.

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