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Ujjain govt office celebrates engineer's birthday with elephant ride and currency‑design cake
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 24 Aug 2026, 02:02 PM
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A senior assistant engineer in Ujjain's Vallabh Nagar zone marked his birthday with an extravagant office celebration that featured an elephant entry and a cake resembling Indian banknotes, a video of which went viral. The department has issued a notice following the incident.
In the Vallabh Nagar administrative zone of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, assistant engineer Ravikant Malviya's birthday was celebrated in an unusually lavish manner. The event was captured on video showing the engineer being escorted onto an elephant that entered the government office premises, followed by the cutting of a cake designed to look like Indian currency notes.
The footage quickly spread across social media platforms, drawing widespread attention and criticism for the use of public resources for a personal celebration. Viewers highlighted the contrast between the modest expectations of a government office and the opulent display involving an animal and a themed cake.
Following the viral spread, the department responsible for the office issued an official notice to the staff involved, indicating that the celebration breached standard protocols and urging adherence to appropriate conduct in government premises.
Authorities have not disclosed any disciplinary action yet, but the notice serves as a formal reprimand and a reminder of the guidelines governing official environments.
The incident underscores growing scrutiny of public officials' use of government facilities for private events, especially in the age of instant digital dissemination.
The footage quickly spread across social media platforms, drawing widespread attention and criticism for the use of public resources for a personal celebration. Viewers highlighted the contrast between the modest expectations of a government office and the opulent display involving an animal and a themed cake.
Following the viral spread, the department responsible for the office issued an official notice to the staff involved, indicating that the celebration breached standard protocols and urging adherence to appropriate conduct in government premises.
Authorities have not disclosed any disciplinary action yet, but the notice serves as a formal reprimand and a reminder of the guidelines governing official environments.
The incident underscores growing scrutiny of public officials' use of government facilities for private events, especially in the age of instant digital dissemination.