India, Aug. 2 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that its 'National Town Hall Against E20', addressed by party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, attracted over 7 lakh concurrent viewers on the party's official YouTube channel, describing it as a sign of growing public interest in the debate over ethanol-blended petrol.

According to an AAP press release, around 7,00,262 people watched the event live on the party's YouTube channel during the town hall held at Delhi's Constitution Club. The party also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official YouTube channel showed about 3,324 concurrent viewers during a live programme at the same time, with comparisons between the two broadcasts circulating widely on social media....