Kolkata: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has expressed his displeasure at how things panned out during Lionel Messi’s visit to Kolkata on Saturday.

The footballer, one of the greatest India has produced, also lashed out at the “unwanted VIPs” who came and surrounded Messi, creating chaos at the Salt Lake stadium. ADVERTISEMENT

“What we saw and heard was that a lot of unwanted VIPs came to the stadium and surrounded Messi, while the genuine fans did not get to see him. I hope this kind of incident does not happen,” Bhaichung told news agency PTI, as reported by Mint.

Calling Messi’s visit a good initiative, Bhaichung said the Kolkata event was marred by poor organisation, which prevented genuine fans from seeing their idol.

“It is a bit disappointing because I heard that around 8

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