← Latest news 
Modi slams TMC over Messi event chaos in Kolkata calling it Maha Jungle Raj
Politics
Published on 26 April 2026
The blame trail now points to Salt Lake Stadium
Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Trinamool Congress for allegedly mismanaging Lionel Messi’s Kolkata visit last year at Salt Lake Stadium. Modi linked the chaos to what he called the TMC’s governance “Maha Jungle Raj,” reigniting political debate over event handling. Messi later finished the tour across cities including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and departed after stops including Vantara.
- Modi targets TMC over Messi’s Kolkata event handling
- He links the alleged chaos to “Maha Jungle Raj”
- Messi’s India tour later covered Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi
- Departure from Jamnagar followed a Vantara sanctuary stop
Read the full story at Republic
This summarization was done by Beige for a story published on 
Republic