Overview
- Sports promoter Satadru Dutta said on social media he will file a ₹100 crore defamation case against the Trinamool Congress and pursue it up to the Supreme Court if needed.
- Dutta blamed former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas for crowding Lionel Messi on the field and ignoring warnings to stop taking photos near the star.
- He alleged his event was sabotaged through intimidation, denial of ground access cards, and what he called blackmail, and he promised a press conference to present evidence.
- Police detained Dutta after the Salt Lake Stadium unrest and kept him in custody for more than a month before a court granted him interim bail.
- The December stadium visit ended early after Messi left as fans struggled to see him, vandalism followed, and images of the mayhem drew global attention to Kolkata’s event management and political interference.