West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose was "denied" entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.

Bose described the denial of entry on Saturday evening as an affront to the constitutional position of the governor, and sought a reply from the authorities.

"I never write a report without seeing the spot... My report is half-ready. I want to see for myself what happened on Ground Zero," he told reporters outside the stadium.

"Is this the way West Bengal treats its Governor? The Governor is not a rubber stamp," Bose said, terming the episode a ghastly irreverence of a constitutional authority.

Bose said he would revisit the stadium on Sunday and examine the issue in depth.

"It is not a personal affront...

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