A report claimed that former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly had requested Argentine football legend Lionel Messi to stay for a while, so that the people who came to the field could see him.

The Chief Minister expressed shock at the mismanagement, apologised to Messi, and formed an inquiry committee led by a former judge to investigate the incident and prevent future occurrences.

Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off on a chaotic note on Saturday as fans ripped up seats and threw them onto the pitch after the Argentina and Inter Miami forward's brief visit to the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata,

Satadru Dutta, the organiser behind Lionel Messi’s much-hyped Kolkata appearance, came into focus after chaos erupted at Salt Lake Stadium, forcing the football icon to leave within minutes amid crowd unrest,

West Bengal chief minister Banerjee said a high-level committee will conduct a detailed enquiry into the chaos that ensued at the Lionel Messi event, fix responsibility, and suggest measures to preven

Messi's faced chaos in Kolkata as fans broke barricades, demanding closer access. After a brief appearance, Messi left Salt Lake Stadium abruptly.

Earlier in the day, Messi had virtually unveiled a 70-foot iron statue of himself holding the FIFA World Cup trophy at Lake Town’s Sree Bhumi Sporting Club.