India, Dec. 19 -- The Lionel Messi Kolkata incident refuses to die down. The Argentine football legend is back home, but his brief three-day trip to India has caused equal distress and joy. While the Mumbai and Delhi legs were successful, the first stop in Kolkata is what got the tour off to a controversial start as fans vandalised the stadium and all hell broke loose. As several parties and individuals, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressed regret over the incident, Sourav Ganguly got caught in the entire affair through no fault of his own. The former India cricket captain's name was dragged into the controversy after Uttam Saha, president of the Argentina Fan Club of Kolkata, linked Ganguly to the incident.

In response, S...