Football legend Lionel Messi is currently on a tour of India. However, when the superstar player reached Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning, the celebration turned into mourning within a short time. This legendary Argentinian footballer has come on India tour after 14 years. Messi is also accompanied by Uruguay’s Luis Suarez and Argentina’s midfielder Rodrigo De Paul. The three stalwarts reached Kolkata airport at 2:30 in the night. Where he virtually inaugurated his 70 feet high statue at 11 am. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan also participated during this period.

Lionel Messi’s brief visit to Kolkata turned into chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning when angry fans violated security rules and entered the ground after not getting a glimpse of the world’s most popular football player. Due to this chaos, Messi had to leave the field in just 22 minutes.

THE BLACK DAY IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN FOOTBALL

Kolkata Saltlake Stadium is practically turning into ruins.. Today may be the darkest day in the history of Indian football… pic.twitter.com/A7hs79Rgeq

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What should have been a memorable day for football fans in the ‘City of Joy’ turned into a nightmare. Messi’s presence caused more chaos due to the chaos inside the stadium. The situation went out of control as soon as Messi entered the field. Due to the chaos, the event was stopped midway, due to which Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who were present at the stadium for the event, could not meet the legendary football player.

The situation became so bad that ‘GOAT Tour’ organizer Shatadru Dutta and security personnel had to take Messi out of the stadium safely. Fans who had bought tickets worth Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000 to see the Argentinian star player threw bottles and broke seats in frustration. After this, the police had to work hard to bring the situation under control.