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Sourav Ganguly has slapped a ₹50 crore defamation suit announcement connected an authoritative of a Kolkata-based shot instrumentality nine for "falsely" dragging his sanction into the controversy implicit Lionel Messi’s sojourn to Kolkata and making derogatory and defamatory nationalist statements astir the erstwhile India cricket captain.
Cricketer-turned-sports head Ganguly had besides lodged a constabulary ailment against Uttam Saha of 'Argentina Football Fan Club' connected Thursday (December 18, 2025).
"Besides the constabulary complaint, I person sent this authoritative of the shot instrumentality nine a ₹50 crore ineligible notice. They support saying thing that comes to their mind," Ganguly told PTI.
Saha, portion speaking to a journalist, had accused Ganguly of being the existent antheral down organising Messi's G.O.A.T India circuit and alleged that it's now-arrested premier organiser Satadru Dutta was lone a front.
Claims affected reputation, intelligence peace: Ganguly
In his ailment emailed to the Cyber Cell of the Kolkata Police, Ganguly said the person's statements person adversely affected his estimation and intelligence peace.
"The ailment states that helium deliberately levelled superior allegations against Ganguly without immoderate factual basis," a constabulary serviceman said, adding that an probe successful presently underway based connected the complaint.
Ganguly added successful the ailment that specified "baseless allegations look to beryllium an effort to tarnish his hard-earned reputation".
In his e-mail, Ganguly stated that successful his nonrecreational career, spanning implicit respective decades, helium earned a estimation successful the state and worldwide arsenic a sportsperson and sports head and that "baseless" statements purpose to tarnish that image.
Ganguly was scheduled to stay connected the level to felicitate the Argentine shot fable and his entourage alongside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and different dignitaries connected December 13, but the programme was cancelled successful the aftermath of wide spectator rampage wrong the Salt Lake stadium pursuing Messi's premature exit from the venue.
