Indian soccer legend Bhaichung Bhutia has slammed the VIP tradition in India for the chaos on the Lionel Messi occasion in Kolkata on Saturday, December 13. He was unhappy that the followers who paid to see the Barcelona legend on the stadium couldn’t see him.
Talking to ANI, Bhutia stated that occasion organisers are discovering it exhausting to cease VIPs from taking the middle stage due to their standing. He added that the Authorities ought to take motion to stop a repeat of the Salt Lake Stadium problem and stated (through TOI):
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“I believe it is very unlucky. I believe the organisers did their finest, however typically it will get uncontrolled, particularly VIP tradition – it turns into very troublesome even to the organisers to cease quite a lot of VIPs who will not be presupposed to be there as nicely, I believe they entered and crowded. The real followers didn’t actually get to see Messi. So, I believe that was the place the followers had been very upset.”
“Hopefully, I believe these sorts of errors do not occur…I heard 80,000 individuals got here in to see Messi. Understanding that Messi is worshipped in Kolkata and in India, after they get disillusioned paying such a high-price and coming from such faraway locations, I believe it is very disappointing. I believe the Govt has taken some steps and motion…My solely suggestion is that I believe in future this needs to be actually well-organised and on the similar time, lot of undesirable VIPs surrounding must be averted.”
Lionel Messi was surrounded by VIPs on the pitch, leaving the followers within the stands pissed off as they might not see the Inter Miami captain. The chaos compelled him to go away inside 10 minutes.
Lionel Messi occasion organiser arrested in Kolkata
Extra Director Basic Regulation and Order Jawed Shamim spoke to the media after the chaos on the Salt Lake Stadium, revealing that they’d arrested the organiser, Satadru Dutta. He needs the followers to be refunded their cash too and stated (through TOI):
“There may be normalcy now. The second half is the investigation; the FIR has been lodged, and the chief organiser has been arrested… I am telling you, they (organisers) are promising that they’ll return (ticket price to followers). We’ll see how it may be executed.”
Lionel Messi headed to Hyderabad inside hours, as he was scheduled to attend the second occasion of his GOAT tour. He’ll head to Mumbai on the 14th, then depart India after the New Delhi occasion on the fifteenth.
Edited by Sripad
