A photograph of city Congress president and MP Varsha Gaikwad’s meeting with CM Eknath Shinde has become a topic of heated discussion due to the presence of ex-Congress colleague and Shinde Sena MP Milind Deora there.

The photo, accompanied by a message asking why she required Deora by her side during the meeting, went viral in Congress circles on Saturday. Gaikwad and Congress MLA Amin Patel had petitioned CM Shinde to stall the demolition of a Dharavi mosque late on Friday. However, what seemed to have upset a section of Congress was Deora’s presence there.