Satadru Dutta, who was behind Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi’s GOAT tour to India, on Monday finally broke his silence on the mismanagement that took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, 2025. Known as a sports promoter and avid football fan, Dutta has been linked with bringing goalkeepers like Maralnadad Diego, Cafu and Emiliano into the team over the years.
It was certainly a dream moment for the fans in Kolkata. Touted as the long-awaited chance to see Messi live, The GOAT Tour of India 2025 became the center of excitement for thousands of fans who bought tickets at very affordable prices (from approx. ₹4000) just to catch a glimpse of their star that they watched growing up on TV.
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Along with Messi, he was accompanied by his former Barcelona teammate Luiz Suarez and former Atlético Madrid star Rodrigo de Paul. Both Suarez and De Paul play with Messi at Inter Miami currently in Major League Soccer (MLS). But things turned into total chaos in just 25 minutes.
Screenshot of Satadru Dutta’s Facebook story.
Entering the iconic Salt Lake Stadium, Messi was “unhappy” at the mismanagement, he said mint alive first – and then questioned the role of Bengal Sports Minister Arup Biswas. In fact, Biswas was seen accompanying Messi and was also accused of using his influence to facilitate unregistered entries into the stadium.
Messi’s sudden departure angered the fans, leading to utter chaos. Angry fans turned to violence as they damaged stadium property. Messi, Suarez and De Paul left the stadium within 25 minutes of what was originally an hour-long event. Dutta was detained at the Kolkata airport hours later as he was leaving for Hyderabad – Messi’s second destination of the day.
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Dutta was eventually granted bail by a Bidhannagar court and released on personal remand ₹10,000 on January 19 after spending more than a month in custody. Without naming anyone, 45-year-old Dutta shared a series of stories on Facebook, pointing fingers at Biswas – the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate who lost his Tollygunge seat.
With the AITC no longer in power in West Bengal, Dutta finally addressed the incident and vowed to fight the damage caused that day. “Vote here ghechis bole tor Shasti holo. eta bhabis na .. ebar court niye jabo .. dorkar hole Supreme Court porjonto jabo. Damage ar defamation case ami korboi. Sesh ami dheke charbo (Just because you lost the election I don’t think you will be punished, you will have to go Supreme Court I will fight till the end,” Dutta said.
Screenshots of Satadru Dutta’s Facebook Stories.
“Bar bar Barun korechilam ekahne chobhi tolaben na .. kintu dadagiri kore tulechilo.. ebar dhek kemun lage.. sob hisab dite hobe (I repeatedly told him not to click pictures here. But he continued to click pictures using his power. He will have to pay another Dutta for this).”
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“Please don’t let anyone shoot.. but arthonad keu sone ni.. police chup kore chilo (he {referring to Biswas} laughs while his own people infiltrate. No one heard my anguished scream. Police also stood by),” Dutta further wrote.
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Dutta promised to reveal everything that happened during the event on December 13 and on the day itself in a press conference soon. Without naming Biswas, Dutta roared that this is just the beginning.
“THE FRESS CONFERENCE IS COMING SOON. EVERYTHING WILL BE COVERED. YOU SABOTAGED MY EVENT. YOU BROKE ME. YOU RUINED MY THREE YEARS OF EFFORT AND PERSISTENCE. YOU LET ALL THE FANS DOWN,” you said. Dutta.
Screenshots of Satadru Dutta’s Facebook Stories.
“THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD QUIETLY BURY THE TRUTH…FORCED MY TEAM TO ISSU THE GROUND ACCESS CARDS. WHEN THEY REFUSED, GROUND ACCESS CARD ACCESS DENIED. YOU LOCKED THEM IN THE SECURE ROOM. CRUSHING. GAMEPING. CONTROLLING. YOUR ACCESS CARDS… MINE THEY SABOTAGED THE EVENT EVERYTHING,” Dutta further wrote.
