Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 19 -- Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has filed a Rs. 50 crore defamation case against Uttam Saha, president of the Argentina Fan Club of Kolkata, for allegedly linking him to the chaos at Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium last week, media reports said.

Ganguly, who is also the current Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president, clarified that he was invited as a guest to Messi's G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025 event and had no role in organising it.

Saha had alleged that Ganguly was a backer of the now-arrested organiser Satadru Dutta, whom Saha referred to as a "middleman." He also made political claims linking Ganguly to both BJP and Trinamool Congress for alleged personal gain.

The chaos erupted ...