Lionel Messi Tour Row: Promoter Satadru Dutta Threatens Rs 100 Crore Defamation Suit Against TMC

New Delhi: After the party's defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, Sports promoter Satadru Dutta, who organized Lionel Messi's 'GOAT Tour' on Tuesday hit back at the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) regarding the controversy surrounding the 2025 Kolkata event at Salt Lake Stadium, which later led to his arrest and over 37 days of jail for alleged mismanagement.

What did the Lionel Messi’s 'GOAT tour' promoter say?

Taking to social media, in a series of posts, the promoter alleged that the TMC has destroyed three years of his hard work and also defamed him. 

After the West Bengal Assembly election result, Satadru in the post said that he will take TMC to court, stating, "Vote here ghechis bole tor Shasti holo. eta bhabis na .. ebar court niye jabo .. dorkar hole Supreme Court porjonto jabo. Damage ar defamation case ami korboi. Sesh ami dheke charbo (Just because you have lost in the elections, don’t think that you have been punished. I will lodge a defamation case and if need will go to Supreme Court. I will fight till the end)."

In another story, he wrote, "Bar bar Barun korechilam ekahne chobhi tolaben na .. kintu dadagiri kore tulechilo.. ebar dhek kemun lage.. sob hisab dite hobe (Repeatedly, I told him not to click pictures here. But, he using his power went on to click photos. He will have to pay for this)."

What did the promoter say about revealing the truth?

In the post, the promoter also said he will reveal details that happened in the event.

“Press conference is coming soon. Everything will be exposed. You sabotaged my event. You victimised me. You made my three years of effort and perseverance go in vain. You made all the fans disappointed. You put me in jail for 38 days. Now it’s my turn,” Dutta said.

“They thought silence could bury the truth... Forced my team to issue ground access cards. When they refused, ground access card access was denied. You locked them in room arrest. Intimidation. Control. Your stooges didn’t just interfere... they blackmailed my event. They sabotaged everything,” Dutta further wrote.