Estranged because it is not allowed fair participation in the decision-making process of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, the Congress has been making the right noises to seek CM Uddhav Thackeray's attention.

And, while the Congress said a meeting with Thackeray would happen any day soon to express its point of view, the Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamna came down heavily on the partner's posturing, equating the party's noise with the creaking of an old cot.