Chennai, May 2 -- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko has condemned the rise in prices of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 993.

He said the price of a 19 kg commercial cooking gas cylinder was increased by Rs 144 in March and by Rs 203 in April.

"In this situation, yesterday, on May 1, the cylinder price has been increased by Rs 993, fixing the selling price at Rs 3,239," he said.

He said an increase in the price of commercial cooking gas by around Rs 1,000 in one stroke is highly condemnable.

He said that over the past two months, the "disruption in the supply of cooking gas has severely affected restaurants", and the prices of food items have also risen drastically.

He said an increase in the price of commercia...