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
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.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday slammed the organisers for "callously commercialising" the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi and completely "ignoring" the sentiments of fans after chaos erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the event.
Following the chaos at the football icon Lionel Messi event in Kolkata, West Bengal Police on Saturday said that organisers of the GOAT India tour have "promised" to refund the ticket fee to the fans.
Messi's Kolkata leg of the GOAT Tour descended into chaos on Saturday as fans who paid high ticket prices at Salt Lake Stadium's event began throwing bottles and attempting to break the gates between the stands after the Argentine legend left early. Angry fans resorted to vandalism at the
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd that had gathered outside the hotel where star footballer Lionel Messi was staying in Kolkata, during the first leg of his GOAT India Tour, on Saturday.
The Chief Minister's remarks came after disgruntled fans, upset over poor crowd management and Messi's brief appearance at the venue, allegedly vandalised parts of the stadium.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday strongly criticised the Centre after the special discussion in Parliament over "Vande Mataram," alleging that the issue was being politicised ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections to target Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy. Speaking to ANI, Ramesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday ordered a high-level enquiry after chaos erupted during football icon Lionel Messi's appearance at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata, expressing regret over the mismanagement and apologising to the
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd after they tried to vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, alleging poor management of the Argentine Legend Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour event on Saturday.
In a post shared on social media platform X, Goenka wrote, "The milestones, the magic, the mastery. And then you meet him and realise the humility is the real headline. An absolute privilege."