The pillar was found broken after union workers staged a protest against plans to convert the terminus into a museum;

Two weeks after the tug of war between railway workers and authorities tore apart a pillar in the heritage Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the damage has been undone. In order to ensure that the repair to the 130-year-old building looks seamless, the Central Railway called artisans from Jaipur to reattach the broken part of the pillar.