The photograph of a loco pilot holding an umbrella in an engine with the claim that rainwater was leaking through the roof of the Vande Bharat Express in Kerala before its debut journey attracted massive attention on social media. But that was not the case – the photograph dated back to 2017.
The photograph was circulated a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod on April 26. It was shared widely with many thousand views.
