Slamming “VIP culture”, former Indian footballer and captain Bhaichung Bhutia said that due to “unwanted” VIPs, who should not be there, genuine fans “got upset” as they did not really get to see Lionel Messi at the Kolkata event that turned into absolute chaos on Saturday.

Messi’s Kolkata leg of the GOAT Tour descended into chaos on Saturday as fans who paid high ticket prices at Salt Lake Stadium’s event began throwing bottles and attempting to break the gates between the stands after the Argentine legend left early. Angry fans resorted to vandalism at the Kolkata stadium, alleging poor event management and criticising VIPs and politicians for ‘hogging’ the football icon’s attention and time to the extent that fans did not even get a glimpse of Messi.

Speaking to ANI, Bhutia discussed

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