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After Kolkatachaos, Messigets warm welcomein Hyderabad
The Statesman
|December 14, 2025
Hyderabad bestowed a warm welcome on legendary footballer Lionel Messi even as police stepped up security measures following the fracas in Kolkata.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy welcomed the football icon at Falaknuma Palace after he arrived in Hyderabad by a special flight from Kolkata. The Opposition parties, however, slammed the Chief Minister, an avid soccer fan, for the extravagance.
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