Watch: Puja inside moving train coach stuns social media, Railway steps in to clarify
A viral video showing a religious ceremony inside an Indian Railways train coach sparked public concern, leading to an official clarification from the railway authority. Officials confirmed the ritual took place in a privately booked luxury saloon car, not a standard passenger coach, and did not disrupt regular operations.
Why it matters
The incident illustrates the power of social media to trigger public scrutiny of public services and the necessity for state entities to provide rapid, transparent clarifications.
NEW DELHI: Days after a video of a train coach decorated as a "honeymoon suite" triggered outrage and led to a ticket examiner's suspension, another clip from Indian Railways has gone viral — this time showing a priest performing religious rituals inside a moving train coach. The video, widely shared on social media platform X, shows a priest seated on the floor of the coach conducting an abhishek while several devotees, most dressed in white, participate in the ceremony. As the clip spread online, several users questioned whether religious ceremonies were permitted inside train coaches, with some commenting that the visuals reflected poorly on the country.
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