What was expected to be an eventful day turned into mayhem when Messi decided to leave the stadium early due to alleged mismanagement.

According to sources, Biswas wrote to Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief, yesterday, offering to step down as the state's minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Power and Non ...

Lionel Messi promised to return as his G.O.A.T. India Tour ended on a high in Delhi, but chaos in Kolkata raised ...

In a significant political development from West Bengal, Correspondent Anupam Mishra reports that Sports Minister Aroop ...

Yet, on December 13, 2025, the opening day of Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025 at the same venue descended into what can only be described as an administrative fiasco. Promoted as a grand tribute ...

According to the Chief Secretary, the probe panel, acting on a preliminary enquiry report dated December 15, sought ...

The West Bengal government has issued a show-cause notice to DGP Rajeev Kumar and other senior officers over alleged mismanagement at the Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake Stadium.

Spectators alleged that it was difficult to catch a sight of Messi from the stands with all the people surrounding him.

West Bengal Sports Minister and senior TMC leader Aroop Biswas has resigned from his ministry following the chaos and mismanagement at the Messi event at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata on December 13 ...

Aroop Biswas, West Bengal's Sports Minister, resigns after chaos at Salt Lake Stadium during Messi India tour., India News, ...

Supporters, many clad in FC Barcelona jerseys from Messi’s most iconic club years, chanting rhymes celebrating the sportsman.