Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 14 -- Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan on Thursday flagged serious charges, including Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud and lapses in the way the private sponsor was picked by the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in connection with the cancelled visit of the Lionel Messi-led Argentina national team to play a friendly match in the state. The chief minister stated that a preliminary inquiry report submitted by the sports department is being examined and warrants further investigations. "What was the procedure adopted in selecting a private firm to sponsor the event? Was there an Expression of Interest? A firm was picked, but parameters including its source of funding and financial capability were not considered. Did the previous government know about this? There are already a lot of contradictory statements coming out," he said at a press conference. "Let the state government examine it first. If there is a need for central agency probes, we will refer it to them. Have the State's interests been protected? Did the private firm take advantage of the situation? Everything will be examined."...