Hyderabad, Dec. 13 -- Hours after football icon Lionel Messi reached Hyderabad on Saturday evening as part of his three-day India tour, Telangana Minister D Sridhar Babu on Saturday said that authorities have taken all precautionary steps.

Speaking to ANI, D Sridhar Babu said, "It's fortunate for us, especially for our state of Telangana and the beautiful city of Hyderabad, to have a player like Messi come here and play in a friendly match...We are all very enthusiastic...Here, the police and administration have taken all the due precautionary measures."

The football icon Lionel Messi has reached Hyderabad on Saturday evening, his second pit stop for his 'GOAT India Tour' 2025.

Messi was brought to Hyderabad with a high level of securi...