India has banned its most prominent display of VIP culture — the red beacon light atop cars of ministers, government officials and bureaucrats.
PM Narendra Modi has said, "Every Indian is special. Every Indian is a VIP."
The ban, effective from May 1, doesn’t exempt even vehicles of the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India.
This ban is historic because the red beacon, introduced by British colonizers in pre-independent India, was seen as a "status symbol" and a show of privilege and power. Read more...
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