Stating that it was a dark day for the sports-loving people of Kolkata, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday directed the state government to arrest the organiser of the event featuring Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake stadium for mismanagement.

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Bose said that while the organisers of the event are to be blamed squarely for the situation, it is also the police that has failed the government, the people and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also the home minister.

“Due to their inaction, this day can be said to be a dark day for the sports-loving people of Kolkata,” he said.

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