Anand Mahindra wants a Shimla-inspired Lego set. Internet cites a problem

Anand Mahindra was so mesmerised by the vibrant colours of the buildings in Shimla that he wanted to bring this to the attention of Lego makers so that they could come up with a puzzle inspired by this hill station. However, netizens cited a problem.

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra is an avid Twitter user and keeps sharing interesting updates on the microblogging site. The 67-year-old industrialist shared a picture of Shimla in all its glory on Twitter on Wednesday. He was so mesmerised by the vibrant colours of the buildings in Shimla that he wanted to bring this to the attention of Lego makers so that they could come up with a puzzle inspired by this hill station. While a section of the internet was equally mesmerised by the beautiful colour pallette, there were others who pointed out a bigger problem.

Anand Mahindra shared a picture of a mountain clad with colourful buildings. “Hey @LEGO_Group How about a Shimla-inspired Lego set?” sharing the picture Anand Mahindra wrote.See the post here:

Hey @LEGO_Group How about a Shimla-inspired Lego set? https://t.co/zvRgUS6kw5

However, a section of the internet wanted to draw Anand Mahindra’s attention to the bigger problem here. They talked about how the once picturesque hill station has now been reduced to just a concrete jungle. It has lost its old-world charm and is now identified only for its buildings and not for its scenic beauty.“Well in that case #Lego will have to provide huge dumps of garbage and millions of cars. Owing to the garbage dumps on sides of every road in Shimla and the never-ending traffic jams,” a user wrote.See more comments below:

If Lego does create this, they should also put up a (cigrette box like) piece on the toy box that; the houses were built on the mountain by cutting off all available trees...