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Argentina’s great footballer Lionel Messi is reaching India on Saturday (December 13, 2025) on his three-day tour (from December 13 to 15, 2025). During his India tour, Messi will also play a match in Hyderabad on Saturday (December 13). At the same time, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is also going to Hyderabad on Saturday to meet footballer Lionel Messi.
Actually, footballer Lionel Messi will visit four big cities of India during his tour, which earlier included visiting Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi. However, later Telangana capital Hyderabad has also been added to this prestigious list, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet him.
What is footballer Messi’s program?
Lionel Messi will reach Kolkata from Miami at 1:30 pm on Saturday (December 13). Meanwhile, he will stay in Dubai for some time. Their meet-and-greet session will start at 9:30 am on Saturday. After this there will be a virtual unveiling of his 70 feet tall statue. After this Messi will go to Yuva Bharti Krirangan. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, actor Shahrukh Khan and former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly can be present with him. Messi will also play a friendly match in Kolkata. Organizers have reserved 78,000 seats for the event to be held at the Salt Lake Stadium. The price of tickets for this is up to Rs 7,000.
Messi will leave for Hyderabad in the afternoon
After this, Messi will leave for Hyderabad at 2 pm. He will participate in an exhibition match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will also participate in it. A concert has been organized in Messi’s honor in the evening. After this, on Sunday (December 14, 2025), Messi will be in Mumbai and will participate in many high-profile shows.
Their programs include a session at CCI for the Paddle Cup, a celebrity match and a big event at the Wankhede Stadium, while there will be a charity fashion show in the night. There will also be a Spanish music performance by Suarez and De Paul during the night.
Messi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi
Lionel Messi will reach Delhi on Monday (December 15, 2025) in the last stop of his program. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a special program organized at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Meet-and-greet events with Messi are organized in all four cities.
(Report- with inputs from IANS)
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