TATA’s Nano which has not been so successful in India has caused havoc in the streets of Sri Lanka. It has come to light that taxi drivers of Sri Lanka jammed the road on 22nd of June asking government to stop the sale of Nano in the country as it has thrown a huge competition for the taxi drivers.

The taxi drivers of Sri Lanka were in unrest since last month when the government announced of launching cheaper Nano Cabs. The Federation of Self-Employees (FOSE) is fearsome that their members would lose business if the Nano cabs were allowed to expand. A spokesman for the protesters said, “We are going to lose our jobs and the Nano cabs will take over our taxi stands”.

It has emerged that the Nano service in Sri Lanka is being offered at a lower price than air-conditioned cars and their fares are comparable to three-wheeler charges. However, the cab company had said it wants to increase the current fleet of 45 to 200 by the end of the year. Nano, although is considered the world's cheapest car, in Sri Lanka it costs about Rs. 3,81,204 and Rs. 9,31,345 in Lankan Rupee which is nearly three times more than its cost in India.