2024-05-09 06:59:33
New Delhi: An advertisement of sportswear manufacturing company ‘Puma‘ has been criticized by a railway official. Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer Ananth Rupanagudi has expressed displeasure over the wrong message being sent by the Puma advertisement. In this advertisement of ‘Puma’ company, actor and model Milind Soman is shown jogging on the railway track. This officer says that running on the railway tracks is dangerous and doing so without permission is also illegal. He has held both the ad making company Puma and Milind Soman responsible. He says that this advertisement may send a wrong message to the people. Therefore, there should be a disclaimer (warning) in this advertisement stating that running on the railway tracks is dangerous. Many people on social media agree with this officer. He says that running on the railway tracks is wrong and doing so can lead to an accident. At the same time, some people say that traveling in the railways without a ticket or in the wrong compartment is also illegal, there is no ban on this.
Video shared on social media
This advertisement has been shared on social media by the railway officer. The official urged the brand to put a disclaimer on the advertisement as it could mislead people. The officer has written that he has a problem with this advertisement. Railway track is not for jogging. You should have confirmed this before shooting this ad. Please put a disclaimer on this advertisement. The official has also told that the railway track shown in this advertisement is located in Borivali National Park. He mentioned that going on the wrong track is always fundamentally wrong, and the message that advertising gives is not right.
People are commenting a lot
After the video was uploaded, people are commenting a lot on it. However, till now neither the brand nor the actor has given any reaction on this. However, this advertisement has brought two things into discussion. Firstly, the safety of the people and secondly, the responsibility of the advertisement makers.