mastana Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 Railways ad places Delhi in Pakistan Kolkata, Mar 20 (ANI):In yet another blunder by government departments, an advertisement issued by the Indian Railways has placed New Delhi in Pakistan and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal. The Easter Railway issued the advertisement to newspapers during a flag off ceremony of the “Maharaja’s Express.” Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was to flag off the Maharaja’a Express trail at Kolkata Station on Saturday. A box inside the advertisement panel showed the train route from Kolkata to New Delhi via Gaya, Varanasi, Bandhabgarh, Khajuraho, Gwalior and Agra. As the faded background of the outline of a small map of India showed Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal and Delhi in Pakistan. Eastern Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Samir Goswami accepted the mistake and apologised for the same. He also informed that the Easter Railways has suspended the advertising agency. Meanwhile, the advertising agency claimed that the route alignment had been given for the benefit of passengers. “The map and the alignment are an artist’s impression and not to scale. It is never our intention to create a controversy,” the advertising agency said. In January, the Union Women and Child Welfare Ministry had issued an advertisement containing former Pakistan air force chief’s photograph. (ANI) http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/railways-ad-places-delhi-in-pakistan_100337143.html#ixzz0iiWwKakl [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9yOKGBkwI]YouTube- Indian Railway ad shows Delhi in Pakistan[/ame]
The Outsider Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 LOL! Did they hire Morriz advertising agency for this?
Lurker Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 LOL! Did they hire Morriz advertising agency for this? I am okay with this really. Not very often I see Gaya on the national map overshadowing Mumbai etc
punjabi_khota Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 ^Gaya paani mein doob gaya bhaisaab ...dhyan se dekho
Clarke Posted March 21, 2010 Posted March 21, 2010 Should make Zaid Hamid & his followers happy .. after all he wants Pakistan flag & Islamic rule over Delhi :haha:
mhr123 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 ^Gaya paani mein doob gaya bhaisaab ...dhyan se dekho Phaack yaar... lolllzzz what a map !!! .. Gaya is Shifted to bay of bengal near Andaman and Kolkata shifted to Singapore.:giggle::giggle:
Ram Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 This map gives a whole new definition to the term 'Artist's impression, not to scale'. Seems like the Maharajah express is the world's first train that goes over water.
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