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"Incident brought untold shame to football lovers": WB Governor Bose visit
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Bose said the incident has brought untold shame to football fans everywhere, including in Kolkata.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari demands termination of Bengal Sports Minister, Fire
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Following the chaos that erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari demanded termination of Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and Fire Minister Sujit Bose, reimbursement of
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"West Bengal Sports Minister was more in frame than Messi...": AIFF chief
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The AIFF chief's remarks come amid widespread criticism of the event's organisation, which was marred by disorder and left fans disappointed, prompting questions about planning, crowd management, and the programme's intent.
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AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey feels Salt Lake Stadium fiasco during Messi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Messi's Kolkata leg of the 'GOAT Tour 2025' ended in chaotic mode on Saturday. While the moment was supposed to be a moment of union between the World Cup-winning superstar and a football-crazy state, the presence of VIPs and politicians on the pitch with Messi sent fans into frenzy as th
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"Condemn BJP for bringing politics into sports events": TMC MP Saugata Roy
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said that the Chief Minister has appointed an inquiry committee to probe the mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium and added that it is not appropriate to comment on the matter until the panel submit
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"Event hijacked by TMC, everyone around Messi were TMC people": Sukanta Ma
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Majumdar alleged that the event was hijacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, claiming that both the organisers and those surrounding Messi were linked to the ruling party.
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Shiv Sena's Manisha Kayande slams Bengal CM over Messi's Kolkata event deb
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Manisha Kayande on Sunday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the mismanagement of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi's event in Kolkata, terming it a "mess" created by the TMC government.
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Messi Kolkata event poorly managed, administration responsible: BJP MP Pra
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The BJP leader added that this prevented people who had paid for tickets from getting a glimpse of Messi and warned that if such events are not managed properly, they could lead to incidents endangering both life and property.
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'Total collapse of law and order': Himanta Biswa Sarma targets Bengal govt
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Referring to the disorder during Messi's Kolkata leg of the 'GOAT Tour 2025', Sarma said accountability should begin at the top. "The State's Home Minister, who is the Chief Minister, and the Kolkata Police Commissioner should have been arrested," he said, while adding that he was not jus
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"Failure of govt": Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa slams WB CM Mamata
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, "The event was very unfortunate. This is a failure of the government. Nepotism has become a culture there... Mamata Banerjee should think about where she has brought Bengal to."
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Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari urges Governor Bose to conduct independent jud
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Following the chaos that erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari wrote to the State's Governor CV Ananda Bose requesting him for an independent judicial enquiry into
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"Investigation going on": West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas on chao
Updated : 7 months ago IST
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has revealed that the government has ordered an investigation into the matter, and he will not comment on anything regarding the chaotic incident at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium during Argentine legend Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour event on Saturday.
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