Messi in India | From honeymoon sacrifices to midnight queues, Kolkata goes all out for the football legend

Kolkata, 13/12:Kolkata woke up to unfiltered Messi mania on December 13 as Lionel Messi began his GOAT India Tour at the Salt Lake Stadium, a day after his late-night arrival sent the city into raptures. Even past midnight, thousands gathered at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, chanting “oke bhalobasi”(I love him) and “mohabbat hai,” waving Argentina flags and jerseys in a celebration that felt more like a festival than an arrival.