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Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, volition sojourn Hyderabad connected Saturday (December 13, 2025) to meet Football fable Lionel Messi, who is present arsenic a portion of the GOAT India tour.
Mr. Gandhi volition get astatine the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, from Delhi by a peculiar formation astatine astir 2.15 p.m. and proceed to the Falaknuma Palace Hotel, wherever helium volition conscionable Messi.
Later successful the evening, helium volition besides ticker the shot lucifer betwixt Messi XI and Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s XI, which is scheduled to instrumentality spot during the evening hours. Mr. Gandhi volition permission to New Delhi successful the night.
Elaborate information arrangements are being made for the lawsuit astatine the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said information would beryllium provided with 3,000 personnel.
Messi arrives successful Kolkata
Thousands braved the December chill and waited past midnight to springiness a rousing invited to Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi arsenic helium arrived successful Kolkata for his whirlwind three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025.
The Barcelona legend’s 2.26 a.m. touchdown successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (December 13, 2025) sent the metropolis into a frenzy. Gate 4 of the planetary arrivals turned into a roaring oversea of chants, flags and flashing phones, with fans sprinting betwixt gates for adjacent a fleeting glimpse of their favourite star.
Children perched connected shoulders and drums rolled arsenic Messi was whisked retired done the VIP gross nether monolithic security. A dense convoy past escorted him to his hotel, wherever different immense assemblage was waiting heavy into the night.
(With PTI inputs)
