# SIAM withdraws E20 warning, Team Bharat meets Puri 2026-08-08T06:51:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Citizens’ advocacy group Team Bharat met Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on July 29, urging the government to keep supplying E10 petrol and make pure E0 petrol available at all pumps at affordable prices. The group, led by Tehseen Poonawalla, also demanded a 20% discount on E20 fuel and a mechanism to inspect vehicles reported damaged by the blended fuel. This comes a day after the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) withdrew its earlier letter to the Petroleum Secretary that had flagged a ‘huge increase’ in component failures linked to high chloride contamination in E20 fuel. SIAM said the data required further authentication. The Hindu reports that Team Bharat also raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest involving Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. The government has maintained that E20 is safe for use and reduces fuel efficiency by 3-5% in E10-compliant vehicles. ## Coverage - rediff.com - thehindu.com Tags: E20 fuel, ethanol blending, fuel quality, India energy policy, SIAM, vehicle component failures Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/siam-withdraws-letter-flagging-e20-fuel-contamination-within-a-week/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/siam-withdraws-letter-flagging-e20-fuel-contamination-within-a-week/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.