Vande Bharat's tri-colour inspired 'saffron' colour scheme irks netizens, people ask ‘where is the green’

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09.07.2023 - 13:45

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Vande Bharat Express will be 'saffron' in colour, railway officials said on Saturday. The new saffron Vande Bharat Express is however not yet operational and is currently stationed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, where Vande Bharat trains are manufactured.

However, the saffron paint of the new carriages has irked citizen of India. While Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that the new colour of the 28th rake of the indigenous train is "inspired by Indian Tricolour".

The Railway Minister said that 25 improvements have done in the Vande Bharat trains. Having said so, the images of the new, currently stationed at the ICF, rakes only seem to sport the saffron and white colour, evidently missing the green and blue from the Indian Flag.

The 28th rake of Indian-built semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express will be 'saffron' in colour, railway officials said on Saturday. Mohammad Zubair said, “The green colour in this Vande Bharat is like 'Acche Din'." taking a sarcastic tone to the missing tricolours in the train.

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