India, May 7 -- The organiser behind Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour to India has broken his silence on the controversy that erupted during the Argentine's visit to Kolkata. The controversy occurred when Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul, arrived at the Salt Lake Stadium and were immediately surrounded by political leaders and other members of the organising committee. The situation saw the packed stadium crowd get little to no opportunity to catch a glimpse of Messi.

The authorities tried to clear the crowd around Messi but failed. Meanwhile, even Messi left, reportedly due to annoyance by the crowd around him, which prevented him from interacting with fans who had spent a lot of money on tickets. In response...