Messi surrounded by officials and ministers! Spectators were deprived of having even a glimpse of Messi despite paying high ticket prices at Yuva Bharati.
As soon as Lionel Messi arrived at Yuva Bharati, a crowd of at least 70-80 people surrounded him. As a result, he could not be seen from the gallery. Football fans who bought tickets to see Messi relied on the three giant screens in the stadium.
Lionel Messi was surrounded by officials and ministers from the moment he entered Yuva Bharati. The anger of the spectators who did not get to see their favorite star despite paying a lot of money for tickets spilled onto the field. Bottles were thrown. Chairs in the gallery were broken and thrown onto the field. Hundreds of spectators entered the field by breaking the fencing gate. The police tried to turn them away by charging them with batons, but it was in vain. The security guards practically had to break into a fight. All in all, the Yuva Bharati Stadium was a total mess.
Messi’s car entered the Yuva Bharati stadium at exactly 11.30 am on Saturday. He was accompanied by Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul. Messi looked excited to see the excitement of the football fans. However, as soon as he got out of the car, several people surrounded him. As a result, not only Messi, but also Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul could not be seen from the gallery. At one point, the angry football fans started chanting ‘We want Messi‘.
As soon as Messi reached Yuva Bharati, a crowd of at least 70-80 people surrounded him. Mostly ministers and officials surrounded Messi. Many were almost clinging to LM Ten’s body like opposing defenders. Some were not even giving Messi enough space to walk properly! They were busy taking pictures with cameras and mobile phones. Security guards surrounded Messi. Although no unpleasant situation arose, they requested that the organizers to remove the crowd. He could not be seen from the gallery. The hope of football fans who bought tickets and went to see Messi was the three giant screens in the stadium.
To bring the situation under control, Sports Minister Arup Biswas and the chief organizer
Satdru Dutta had to announce it on the microphone.
Even then, the situation did not return to normal. Messi was on the field for 16-17 minutes, during which he was seen from the gallery.
Messi was taken out at 11.52. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Shah Rukh Khan, or Sourav Ganguly had not yet reached the field. The situation became heated as soon as the Argentine star left the field. Football fans became angry after buying tickets for a lot of money and not being able to see Messi. The hoardings put up in the gallery started being vandalized. Later, angry football fans started breaking chairs in the gallery and throwing them on the field. Bottles started falling on the field. At this time, no policeman was seen in the gallery. Tension gradually increased due to the frustration of not being able to see Messi. At one point, people broke the fencing gate on the side of the field and started entering the field with a loud bang. At first, the police were disoriented. After a while, the policemen returned. They chased the angry crowd with sticks and sent them to the gallery. But within five minutes, the football fans returned to the field. All in all, Yuva Bharati takes on the appearance of a battlefield.
At least a thousand or two people took over the field. Some entered the field and got into fights, some raised their own flags, and some jumped. A few people were seen holding saffron flags. It is fair to say that everyone did whatever they wanted on the Yuva Bharati field. In the end, the raft had to be lowered into the gallery. Tear gas had to be used. A police-public clash broke out. Even after Messi left for the airport, the police and administration could not control the situation at Yuva Bharati.
The anger of football fans is mainly against the leaders and ministers. They could not see the prince of football from the gallery because they surrounded him. They could not see Messi even after buying tickets at high prices. Many people said that if a few security guards had surrounded Messi for five minutes in an empty field, everyone would have been able to see him well. But no such arrangements were made. 70-80 people surrounded Messi in the middle of the field, depriving ordinary football fans of a view. From the beginning to the end of the event, only the impression of a lack of planning was seen. All in all, Kolkata had to face shame over Messi’s visit.
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