In a major embarrassment, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was on Friday forced the postpone the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the 450-foot statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Indu Mill in Mumbai’s Dadar after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is executing the project, failed to invite members of Ambedkar’s family and senior leaders from Congress and NCP.
Also, some senior Cabinet ministers in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government were extended an invite only a day in advance.
The government is planning to…