Hyderabad/IBNS, Dec. 14 -- Hyderabad restored order and atmosphere to Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour 2025 on Saturday, delivering a calm, well-managed event that stood in stark contrast to the earlier chaos witnessed in Kolkata.

The Hyderabad leg, the second stop of Messi's three-day, four-city India tour, unfolded without incident, allowing the programme to run its full course.

After the disorder and overcrowding that marred the Kolkata event, the Telangana capital offered a controlled setting where the crowd remained disciplined, and the schedule stayed intact.

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joins the Messi event in Hyderabad. Photo: X/@INCIndia

Messi arrived in Hyderabad around 5:40 pm following a difficult opening leg in the ...