Proceedings in the state legislature reached the height of politicking, literally, over the height of the proposed statue of Shivaji in the Arabian Sea, off Mumbai.

It all started when former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan alleged that the government had raised the height of the pedestal of the proposed statue and shortened the height of the Shivaji statue. "The government has raised the pedestal by 50 metres and to retain the overall height of 210 metres, it has now increased the height of the sword. This has been done to reduce expenditure," he said, even as the Opposition booed the government.