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Messi's Tour of Calcutta: Scandal, Riots and Denunciations

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Lionel Messi’s visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta ended in riots when thousands of fans who paid up to 12,000 rupees ($133) to see the Argentine star were disappointed after his brief appearance of just 20 minutes. Inter footballer from Miami was in India for his “GOAT” tour (the best of all times), a series of promotional events in Calcutta, Hyderabad, Bombay and Delhi. However, when he went out for a tour of the field, he was hidden by…
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Lionel Messi’s visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta ended in riots when thousands of fans who paid up to 12,000 rupees ($133) to see the Argentine star were disappointed after his brief appearance of just 20 minutes. Inter footballer from Miami was in India for his “GOAT” tour (the best of all times), a series of promotional events in Calcutta, Hyderabad, Bombay and Delhi. However, when he went out for a tour of the field, he was hidden by…

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larazon.co broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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