Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Nitin Raut ordered a probe on Monday into the graffiti found on the walls at chief minister's bungalow, Varsha, after Devendra Fadnavis and his family moved out recently. However, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray dismissed the graffiti saying he did want to waste time on the writing on walls and had lots of other work to do.

In an exclusive report on December 28, mid-day had accessed pictures of the graffiti found by staff inside the bungalow while it was being renovated. "Whatever we do, we do it openly. We don't paint on walls to indulge in unnecessary debates, we have a lot of work to do," the CM said this in a press conference after the cabinet expansion on Monday.