A rgentine football great Lionel Messi arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday amid heightened security arrangements, as authorities moved swiftly to prevent a repeat of the chaos that marred his appearance in Kolkata earlier today.

Messi landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad around 5 pm, accompanied by Inter Miami teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suárez. From the airport, he proceeded to Falaknuma Palace for a private meet-and-greet with a select group of fans, before heading to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal for the main event of his ‘ GOAT Tour of India ’.

Heavy security deployment in Hyderabad

In the wake of the disorder at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium , Telangana Police have significantly tightened security for Messi’s Hyderabad visit. Tel

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