Former Indian cricket staff captain Sourav Ganguly has taken authorized motion against an Argentine soccer fan club’s portfolio holder for allegedly making derogatory remarks about him on social media. He’s despatched a authorized discover and plans to file a Rs 50 crore defamation go well with, searching for damages.
Former Indian cricket staff captain Sourav Ganguly has taken authorized motion against an Argentine soccer fan club’s portfolio holder for allegedly making derogatory remarks about him on social media. He’s despatched a authorized discover and plans to file a Rs 50 crore defamation go well with, searching for damages.
Sourav Ganguly recordsdata Rs 50 crore lawsuit over Messi Kolkata chaos
A Rs 50 crore defamation go well with against (*50*) Saha, president of the Argentina Fan Club of Kolkata, has been filed over allegations linking Sourav Ganguly to the chaotic Lionel Messi occasion at Yuva Bharati Stadium on December 13. Ganguly claimed Saha’s remarks had been baseless, malicious, and broken his popularity, stating they had been made with full information of the hurt triggered. The criticism, lodged at Lalbazar, alleged Saha falsely implicated Ganguly as a intermediary within the occasion’s administration. Ganguly clarified he was merely a visitor and had no position in organising or managing the occasion. While Saha claimed that he acted as a intermediary within the administration of the occasion, which was overseen by its predominant organiser, Satadru Dutta.
Messi occasion: Kolkata controversy
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, together with BJP staff, on Wednesday staged a protest against the state authorities, alleging mismanagement throughout soccer star Lionel Messi’s occasion on the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Addressing the protest, Adhikari mentioned the protest would proceed and added that the BJP has additionally moved the court docket within the matter. The controversy erupted after Messi’s Kolkata look, the primary cease of the GOAT India Tour 2025, descended into chaos, with followers alleging that VIPs and politicians crowded the pitch, stopping spectators from getting a transparent view of the soccer icon. Angry followers vandalised components of the stadium, accusing organisers of poor planning and mismanagement.
In the fallout, Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigned, and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accepted it. The state authorities has constituted an SIT comprising IPS officers Piyush Pandey, Javed Shamim, Supratim Sarkar and Muralidhar to conduct an intensive investigation. Messi later accomplished the remaining legs of his India tour, visiting Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi, earlier than departing from Jamnagar after a cease on the Vantara animal sanctuary.
