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Messi Event in Kolkata: Argentine footballer Lionel Messi had come to Kolkata to unveil one of his statues. During this time the fans thought that they would also get a glimpse, but it did not happen.
Messi Event in Kolkata : Lionel Messi’s Kolkata tour, which became historic and memorable for football lovers, turned into chaos and uproar. Suddenly the situation at Vivekananda Yuvbharti Stadium located in Salt Lake went out of control. It is being told that when the fans who had come to see a glimpse of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi were not allowed to see him, they started protesting. After this, the police had to use mild force to control the situation and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had to order a high-level investigation. Moreover, this being his first visit to the venue since 2011, he disappointed a large section of the crowd and people paid dearly for tickets just to catch a glimpse of him.
Didn’t get to see a glimpse, so created an uproar
According to the report, there was anger among the fans regarding the entry, seating arrangement and visibility inside the stadium. Many fans were hopeful that they would be able to see their icon footballer very closely, but gradually it became clear that most of the spectators did not get to see a glimpse of Messi. Only after this the atmosphere became very tense. Apart from this, when Messi walked a short distance on the pitch, the people standing on the stands started shouting loudly ‘Messi-Messi’. However, fans soon realized that the footballer was under tight security and was barely visible from large parts of the stadium. Many viewers said that it was not visible clearly even on the big screen.
Organizers disappeared from the field
Also, the disappointment among the fans increased a lot when it was revealed that Messi would not take a full tour of the stadium, which was also a part of a program at that time. Instead he turned back and left the field before his scheduled time. After this, there was anger among the people and people started throwing plastic chairs along with bottles on the field. Apart from this, people also tore sponsors’ banners and hoardings, fiberglass seats were broken and some sections of the crowd tried to enter the ground by breaking the barricades. Protestors raising slogans demanding the arrest of state Sports Minister Arup Biswas and event organizer Shatadru. Eyewitnesses said that immediately after Messi’s departure, the organizers including Dutta and his team disappeared from the field.
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