India, Dec. 18 -- Lionel Messi's Kolkata trip has become an endless controversial affair. Now, former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has initiated legal proceedings against Uttam Saha, who is also president of the Argentina Fan Clun in Kolkata. Ganguly has filed a defamation suit, seeking Rs.50 crore in damages, after Saha made allegations, linking him to the Salt Lake Stadium visit.

The complaint was filed at Lalbazar, and it claimed that Saha's allegations have harmed Ganguly's reputation without any factual basis.

Saha claimed that Ganguly played a role in Messi's visit, and was the middle man between the organiser and the Argentine. In reaction, Ganguly's legal team sent a notice to Saha, asking him for retraction and damages....