Argentine soccer star<\/a> for the \u201cmismanagement\u201d of the event.<\/p>\n\u201cI am deeply disturbed and shocked by the mismanagement witnessed today at Salt Lake Stadium,\u201d Banerjee wrote on social media, where she also apologized to fans who had expected more after paying for tickets.<\/p>\n
Banerjee said a committee would be constituted to \u201cconduct a detailed enquiry into the incident, fix responsibility, and recommend measures to prevent such occurrences in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irate fans \u2013 many of whom wore Messi Argentina shirts \u2013 threw seats from the stands, then forced their way past security fences onto the field and attempted to cause more damage before overwhelmed security personnel chased them away. Messi had already left.<\/p>\n
Messi\u2019s three-day \u201cGOAT India Tour\u201d was to bring the World Cup winner from Kolkata to Hyderabad and then Mumbai before concluding in New Delhi on Monday. He was joined by longtime teammates Luis Su\u00e1rez and Rodrigo De Paul.<\/p>\n
Earlier Saturday, Messi remotely \u201cunveiled\u201d a 21-meter (70-foot) statue of himself in Kolkata.<\/p>\n
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