"Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off on a chaotic note on Saturday as fans ripped up seats and threw them on to the pitch after the Argentina and Inter Miami forward's brief visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, the ANI news agency reported. Messi is in India as part of a tour during which he is scheduled to attend concerts, youth football clinics, a padel tournament and launch charitable initiatives at events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi."
"I am deeply disturbed and shocked by the mismanagement witnessed today at Salt Lake Stadium, Banerjee, who was on her way to the event when chaos broke out, posted on X. I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi, as well as to all sports lovers and his fans, for the unfortunate incident. I am constituting an enquiry committee the committee will conduct a detailed enquiry into the incident, fix responsibility, and recommend measures to prevent such occurrences in the future."
"Video from ANI showed fans throwing ripped up stadium seats and other objects on to the field and the athletics track at the site, with several people that had climbed over a fence surrounding the playing field hurling objects. Only leaders and actors were surrounding Messi Why did they call us then? A fan at the stadium told ANI. We have got a ticket for 12,000 rupees [100], but we were not even able to see his face."
Lionel Messi made a brief, closely guarded appearance at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata that prompted fans to rip up seats and throw them onto the pitch and athletics track. Messi walked around the field, waved to supporters, was surrounded by a large group, and departed about 20 minutes after arrival. Several people climbed over fences and hurled objects; some ticket-holding fans complained about paying high prices yet being unable to see him. The West Bengal chief minister apologised and announced an enquiry committee to investigate, assign responsibility, and recommend measures to prevent future mismanagement. Messi is scheduled to attend events across multiple Indian cities as part of his tour.
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