West Bengal Governor denied entry to Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium after vandalism throughout Messi go to

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose was not allowed inside Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday (December 13, 2025) night, hours after violence erupted on the venue following vandalism by spectators after soccer legend Lionel Messi made a quick public look there.

Soccer followers had been upset that regardless of paying for tickets to enter the stadium to catch a glimpse of their favourite participant, they may not see Lionel Messi correctly as organizers and VIPs had encircled the soccer legend.

When the Governor arrived on the stadium, the gates had been closed and the lights had been switched off.

“Its not a case of the important thing of the gate… bear in mind, all for a nail a kingdom was misplaced. If any deliberate try is finished by somebody to cover the reality from the constitutional head of the State, they’re in a idiot’s paradise,” the Governor remarked.

Officers on the Raj Bhavan mentioned the Governor had visited the stadium to get a primary hand account of the state of affairs in order that he might ship a report back to the Centre.

Earlier within the day, after soccer followers vandalised components of the stadium, the police cleared the venue of spectators and media personnel. The Governor had issued directives to the State authorities to order a judicial inquiry into the incident, arrest the organiser, and refund the ticket cash to the general public.

The West Bengal Police arrested Satadru Dutta, the primary organizer of the occasion, and warranted that followers could be compensated. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced the establishing of an inquiry fee to analyze the mismanagement on the stadium.

On Friday (December 12), the Governor had written to the State authorities looking for an in depth report on the preparations made for the footballer’s go to to Kolkata.