Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Messi's India Tour: Kareena Kapoor Featured, Kolkata Chaos
Lionel Messi, a famous football player, visited India and went to four cities: Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.
In Kolkata, there was a lot of chaos and people broke things because they were upset.
The sports minister in West Bengal quit his job because of this.
Messi also met some Bollywood stars, but only Kareena Kapoor was mentioned in his official post.
He also visited a place called Vantara, which helps animals, and he liked it a lot.
Messi said he wants to visit again.
His trip ended in Delhi.
Lionel Messi's India tour included visits to Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, with a chaotic event in Kolkata leading to the resignation of West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas.
Kareena Kapoor Khan and her sons Taimur and Jeh met Messi, with Kareena being the only Bollywood star featured in Messi's official Instagram post.
Messi visited Vantara, a wildlife conservation center in Jamnagar, founded by Anant Ambani, and expressed admiration for the work being done there.
The Kolkata event saw significant vandalism and damage, prompting the government to issue show-cause notices to senior officials and form a Special Investigation Team.
Messi's tour concluded in Delhi, with visits to various cities and interactions with fans and celebrities.
- Who
- Lionel Messi, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Taimur Ali Khan, Jeh Ali Khan, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Luis Suárez, Rodrigo De Paul
- What
- Lionel Messi's India tour, featuring meetings with Bollywood stars and a visit to a wildlife conservation center, following chaos at a Kolkata event
- When
- December 13-16, 2025
- Where
- Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jamnagar
- Why
- To meet fans, interact with Bollywood stars, and visit a wildlife conservation center
- Featured Bollywood Star
- Kareena Kapoor Khan
- Cities Visited
- Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad
- Tour Dates
- December 13-16, 2025
- Wildlife Center Visit
- Vantara, Jamnagar
- Accompanied by
- Luis Suárez, Rodrigo De Paul
- Kolkata Event Damage
- Rs 2 crore
- Resigned Minister
- Aroop Biswas
- Suspended Official
- Bidhannagar Deputy Police Commissioner Aneesh Sarkar
- Removed Official
- Dev Kumar Nandan, CEO of Yuba Bharati Krirangan
- Special Investigation Team
- Formed to probe the incident
Sources
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas Offers His Resignation After Chaos At Lionel Messi GOAT Tour Event In Kolkata
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas Resigns From Post Days After Chaos At Lionel Messi's Kolkata Event: Reports
Messi event chaos: West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas quits; CM Banerjee to hold charge of Sports Department
Messi event fiasco: Bengal sports minister resigns
Messi Event Fiasco: WB Sports Minister Aroop Biswas Resigns
West Bengal Sports Minister resigns over Messi event chaos: Who is Aroop Biswas?
Messi event fiasco: Aroop Biswas’s resignation as WB sports minister accepted; CM to hold charge
Aroop Biswas resigns as West Bengal Sports Minister after chaos at Lionel Messi event
Messi event fiasco: CM Mamata Banerjee assumes charge of West Bengal sports after minister’s resignation
West Bengal Govt Took Action Following Messi Incident: Abhishek Banerjee
Bengal Government Took Action After Messi Incident: Abhishek Banerjee
Messi event chaos: Bidhannagar police quiz four members from Satadru Dutta’s team - Telegraph India
Show-cause to director-general of police Rajeev Kumar, stick on bureaucrats: Aroop Biswas quits, power stays - Telegraph India
Season of firsts for chief minister Mamata Banerjee pulls in 'favourites' after Messi fiasco - Telegraph India
Alternative reality: A different take on Calcutta’s Messi Fiasco - Telegraph India
'What About Kumbh Mela, New Delhi Railway Station Stampede?': Abhishek Banerjee Defends Govt After Messi 'Mess'
Messi thanks India for ‘warm welcome, great hospitality’ following ‘GOAT India Tour’ conclusion
Kareena Kapoor the ‘only Bollywood star’ to make it to Lionel Messi’s Instagram post about India tour: ‘Bro forgot SRK, Chhetri’
West Bengal sports minister resigns after Lionel Messi event chaos
‘He was only highlighting BJP’s non-accountability…’: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi backs TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
Bengal Sports Minister Biswas quits after Messi mess, CM accepts resignation, to hold charge herself
BJP Spell-Checks Bengal Minister's Resignation Letter After Messi Fiasco
"Voter List Clean-up Necessary": Bengal Governor Jabs Trinamool Before Poll
SIT begins probe into vandalism at Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake stadium
SIT Begins Probe Into Vandalism at Messi Event in Kolkata
Chaos at Messi event: 4-member SIT visits stadium; Suvendu Adhikari, other BJP MLAs denied entry
