Claim: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented – "My family buys groceries and other things with Indian rupees, we do not use US dollars. Why should we be concerned about dollar value then?"
Fact-check: FM Nirmala Sitharaman did not say, "We do not use US dollars. Why worry about Rupee vs. Dollar?" - FACTLY
Verdict: no such comments have been made by finance minister nirmala sitharaman. the picture in the post was taken from her speech in lok sabha on 04 december 2019. she did not make such statements in lok sabha on that day. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akhil Reddy
Date published: 2022-05-24T10:31:02