Chennai, May 20 -- Puthiya Tamilagam party founder and former MLA K Krishnaswamy on Tuesday strongly condemned Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for allegedly showing disrespect to Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai during his recent visit to Mumbai.

Justice Gavai, who took charge as the 52nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on May 14, made his first official visit to his hometown over the weekend.

However, the visit became controversial after no senior officials from the Maharashtra government were present to receive him at the airport--an apparent violation of established protocol and tradition.

"It is a matter of protocol and dignity that when the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court visits a state for the fi...