MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ' invite to Uddhav Thackeray to share the dais with PM Narendra Modi for the bhoomipujan of the Shivaji memorial project has put the Shiv Sena in a quandary .The PM is arriving in Mumbai on Saturday to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony of the Rs.3,600 crore memorial off the Arabian Sea. Modi will also flag off a few phases of the Metro project, followed by a public meeting at BKC, it is learnt.The Sena is opposed to the Metro III project on the issue of felling of trees and the rehabilitation of project-affected tenants from Girgaum and Kalbadevi. “Uddhavji's presence at the function will send wrong signals to Marathis in the run-up to the BMC elections as he has been virulently critical of the Modi government on a slew of issues -from surgical attacks along LoC to demonetisation and, closer home, the Metro III project. Our workers and voters will get confused about Sena's willingness to take on BJP,“ said a Sena corporator on Wednesday .The Sena cut a sorry fi gure by demanding an invite for Thackeray for the PM's function at the centre of which is Chhatrapati Shivaji, the Sena's icon, said party watchers.Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik made a public demand that the Fadnavis government should show “respect“ to Thackeray by inviting him. BJP ministers Vinod Tawde and Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday visited Matoshree with an invite to Thackeray , and the latter has agreed to attend the function, it is learnt.However, much depends on whether the Sena president is allowed to sit next to Modi at the event, given the security arrangements.Thackeray may well feel slighted if he is made to sit away from Modi, it is said.“The Sena is extremely touchy about a proper invite being extended to Thackeray . Apparently , Matoshree is keen on proving Thackeray is at par with the PM,“ said a BJP functionary, adding, “On the one hand the Sena wants to rile Modiji, while on the other it keeps angling for an invite.“ The Sena is also worried that the city BJP may turn Modi's trip to Mumbai into a virtual show of strength in the run-up to the BMC polls. Meanwhile, the Fadnavis regime has invited both Uddhav and NCP chief Sharad Pawar for the Shivaji event. Pawar will also share the dais with the PM at a function in Pune to flag off the Metro project in that city.