Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis landed himself in a controversy when he delayed an Air India flight to the US by around an hour, according to reports.
The Air India flight, which was carrying around 250 passengers, was delayed because Fadnavis' principal secretary got the Chief Minister's old passport to the airport, according to media reports.
Fadnavis on Monday had left for a week-long official trip to US where a series of meetings with trade, commerce and industry houses are lined up.
This is not the first time Fadnavis has sparked a row with respect to special treatment given to VVIPs.
In March, traffic policemen at the NSCI Club in central Mumbai's Worli had stopped private vehicles to make way for the Chief Minister's convoy and video footage had showed them grappling with some of the club members, including an elderly person.
The issue had triggered an outrage over people being inconvenienced during movement of VVIPs and Opposition parties had attacked Fadnavis on the issue.
Fadnavis, who enjoys Z plus security, had apologised for the melee.
"My sincere apologies to those who were stopped by the police unnecessarily. People in the state have always seen me stopping at traffic signals. I don't believe in VIP culture," he had tweeted.