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‘Messi Was Unhappy, Protested My Arrest’: Event Organiser Satadru Dutta Claims Over Football Icon’s Chaotic India Tour (Ld)

By IANS News May 11, 2026 • 21:22 PM View: 39

West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop: Organiser Satadru Dutta has claimed that Lionel Messi was unhappy over his arrest following the chaotic Kolkata event involving the Argentine football icon, while renewing allegations of political interference, security breaches, and a “one-way investigation” into the controversy.

Speaking exclusively to IANS nearly six months after the incident, Dutta alleged that Messi himself was disturbed by the developments surrounding the event and the subsequent police action against him.

“Messi was unhappy; he protested my arrest,” Dutta claimed.