date:Apr 17, 2013
of runaway price rises, finally ending in 1994, increasingly expensive tomatoes have sparked a wave of protests across the country.
Opposition politicians confronted the ruling party with grocery trolleys laden with tomatoes and other produce on Wednesday demanding government action to curb inflation.
An online backlash has seen satirical cartoons posted on a dedicated Facebook page entitled Tomatoes are very expensive.
Desperate to cut back on costs, restaurateurs are dropping tomato-based