BJP: Messi Event Chaos Makes Kolkata 'Global Laughingstock'

• BJP attacked Mamata Banerjee's government over chaos at a Lionel Messi event in Kolkata.
• BJP alleged the incident made Kolkata a "global laughingstock" and an "international embarrassment," citing foreign media.
• Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accused the state government of gross mismanagement, turning the public event into a private function.
• Adhikari sought an independent judicial inquiry from Governor CV Ananda Bose into the "administrative incompetence" and "public humiliation."
• Spectators vandalized property due to inability to see Messi; an organizer was arrested, and CM announced a probe, which Adhikari deemed not neutral.

Why It Matters: Political criticism over event chaos questions government competence and accountability.