India, Oct. 9 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan sparked a row on Wednesday by mocking the height of an Opposition MLA, without naming him, during Assembly proceedings, inviting a sharp rebuke from the Congress.

Assembly proceedings were disrupted for the third consecutive day over the alleged misappropriation of gold assets from the Sabarimala temple with the Opposition MLAs almost coming to blows and scuffles with the watch-and-ward personnel in the well of the House. Large banners and posters, obstructing the view of Speaker AN Shamseer, were once again raised by the Opposition legislators, who vowed to continue the protests until the temple affairs minister, VN Vasavan, resigned.

The chief minister was responding to the unrul...