The hullaballoo over the civic body's new parking fines seems to have completely missed its first citizen's attention. While the BMC began its crackdown against roadside parking by levying hefty fines on violators, Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar's vehicle was seen parked right under the BMC's no-parking signboard in Vile Parle.

Mahadeshwar visited Koldongari in Vile Parle, East on Saturday when his official vehicle was parked outside a popular coastal fish food joint between Andheri and Vile Parle, where the roads are narrow and often congested. The clear no parking instructions didn't seem to deter the mayor, let alone the new rules regarding no parking in a 500-metre radius of a public parking lot.