India, June 9 -- What was meant to be a grand tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) has snowballed into a political embarrassment for Mahayuti, with missing names of deputy CMs from the invitation card now drawing the attention of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

Days after a controversy erupted over the exclusion of deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar from the invitation for the unveiling of a 12-foot bronze statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Terminal 1 of NMIA, the CMO has issued a show-cause notice to City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) and Navi Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (NMIAL), seeking an explanation for the lapse. Both ent...