Lionel Messi, Salt Lake stadium and Kolkata
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At least three Public Interest Litigations (PILs), including one filed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, were submitted in the Calcutta high court on Monday
Sunil Gavaskar pinned the blame for Kolkata Chaos on Lionel Messi after his premature exit from the Salt Lake Stadium led to massive outrage and vandalism by fans., Football, Times Now
According to Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, based on CCTV footages of Yuva Bharati Krirangan or Saltlake stadium, south Bidhannagar police had arrested Gaurav Basu and Shubhrapratim Dey from Nagerbazar area in Kolkata for the vandalism inside the stadium on December 13.
A Lionel Messi fan from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar took flower pots from the outside of Salt Lake Stadium after La Pulga’s Kolkata visit ended in chaos.
Kolkata's Messi event descended into chaos due to severe mismanagement by organisers, according to Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar. A planned two-hou
West Bengal Governor denied access to Salt Lake Stadium during a chaotic Messi event. Demands probe into disorder & insult to constitutional office.
West Bengal Governor denied entry to Salt Lake Stadium post-vandalism during Messi's visit, sparking fan protests over mismanagement.
The incident happened after Messi left the field after only 20 minutes after arriving at the stadium at 11.30 AM via car.
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Chaos erupt at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium as fans protest after failing to see Lionel Messi
Chaos erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday as spectators, who had paid hefty amounts for tickets to see Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, protested after being unable to catch a clear glimpse of the soccer player.
In a letter to the Governor, Suvendu Adhikari wrote, "truly independent enquiry committee, headed by a sitting Judge of the Calcutta High Court, assisted by persons of unimpeachable integrity who have no institutional, administrative, or political affiliation with the State Government."