New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has faced criticism on social media after deleting a post that was intended to demonstrate compliance with India's E20 petrol standard. Users questioned the test image accompanying the post, alleging that it indicated an ethanol concentration of around 33% rather than the prescribed 20%.

The company had shared the post on Sunday as part of a campaign to counter claims that petrol sold at certain fuel stations contained ethanol above the prescribed limit. BPCL maintained that its testing demonstrated compliance with the E20 standard, the Millennium Post reported.

However, social media users disputed the interpretation of the test results, arguing that the measuring contain...