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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed heavy daze and distress implicit the chaotic mismanagement astatine Salt Lake Stadium
KOLKATA: 'I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi,' West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee said, aft thousands of fans who had gathered to drawback a glimpse of the shot icon were near disappointed, sparking chaos astatine Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.In a station connected X, Banerjee said "I americium profoundly disturbed and shocked by the mismanagement witnessed contiguous astatine Salt Lake Stadium. I was connected my mode to the stadium to be the lawsuit on with thousands of sports lovers and fans who had gathered to drawback a glimpse of their favourite footballer, Lionel Messi. I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi, arsenic good arsenic to each sports lovers and his fans, for the unfortunate incident. I americium constituting an enquiry committee nether the chairmanship of Justice (Retd.)
Ashim Kumar Ray, with the Chief Secretary and the Additional main secretary, Home and Hill Affairs Department, arsenic members.
"The committee volition behaviour a elaborate enquiry into the incident, hole responsibility, and urge measures to forestall specified occurrences successful the future. Once again, I widen my heartfelt apologies to each sports lovers."
What triggered the chaos
Thousands of fans astatine Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium were near frustrated connected Saturday aft Argentine shot prima Lionel Messi chopped abbreviated his quality astatine a ticketed event, sparking scenes of chaos.
Videos circulating connected societal media showed spectators breaking barricades, throwing bottles and chairs, and venting their choler wrong the stadium. Many fans said they could not get a due presumption of Messi contempt paying betwixt Rs 5,000 and Rs 25,000 for entry.
“The minimum terms of the summons was 5 thousand, and wherefore were the VVIPs astir Messi? We couldn't adjacent spot him... Why weren't the constabulary taking action? Everyone was furious... We privation the refund,” 1 frustrated instrumentality said. Another described the lawsuit arsenic an “absolute disgrace,” claiming Messi did not instrumentality a afloat thigh of the stadium arsenic expected.
