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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticised the Southern Railway after a video of school students singing an RSS song onboard the newly inaugurated Vande Bharat Express from Ernakulam to Bengaluru emerged. In an official statement, Vijayan described the act as “unacceptable.” He took to X and wrote, “The @GMSRailway making students sing the RSS anthem at the flag-off of the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is highly condemnable. Including the anthem of an organisation known for its communal ideology and hate-mongering in an official event is a blatant violation of constitutional principles.” “By sharing the video on its social media handles, the railway authorities have exposed how eminent national institutions are being subverted by Sangh Parivar politics. Once a proud symbol of India’s secular nationalism, the Railways is now being used to sneak communal ideology into official functions. All secular and democratic forces must unite to resist this dangerous move,” Kerala CM said. Students Sing RSS Song On Vande Bharat | Video Kerala politician John Brittas shared the video of students singing the RSS song on Vande Bharat. Watch the video here. The RSS Ganageetham formed an integral part of the highly politicised inauguration of the new Vande Bharat service between Ernakulam and Bangalore. Indian Railways has stooped to new depths, as even the announcement of new services is now marked by political fanfare while… pic.twitter.com/wWIhQszTvS — John Brittas (@JohnBrittas) November 8, 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off Ernakulam-KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat. It is the first inter-state semi-high-speed premium train service linking Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the Southern Railways said. “KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express will provide seamless connectivity between Ernakulam, the commercial capital of Kerala and the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru,” a press note from Southern Railway said.
