Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose claimed that he was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium after chaotic scenes were witnessed at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata where angry fans invaded the pitch, ripped up chairs and threw water bottles after failing to catch a glimpse of their football idol Lionel Messi on Saturday.

Bose described this refusal as an affront to the constitutional position of the Governor and sought a reply from the authorities.

“I never write a report without seeing the spot. My report is half-ready. I want to see for myself what happened in ground zero,” he told reporters outside the stadium on Saturday evening.

“Is this the way West Bengal treats its Governor? The Governor is not a rubber stamp,” Bose fumed, describing the episode as a “ghastly irr

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