From Criticism to Praise: How Hyderabad’s Messi Event Turned the Narrative Around
Hyderabad’s Lionel Messi event faced criticism over costs and planning, but its flawless execution won nationwide praise, turning skepticism into appreciation for the Telangana government.
From Criticism to Praise: How Hyderabad’s Messi Event Changed the Narrative
It is known that the Indian media has been hyping the second visit of Lionel Messi, one of the greatest players in the history of world football, to India for the last two weeks. According to the previously planned schedule, Messi was supposed to visit Kolkata, Kochi, Mumbai, and Delhi. However, due to some trouble in Kerala, the Kochi tour was canceled. Unexpectedly, Hyderabad was included in the list.
However, bringing Messi to India and making him tour for three days is no small matter. It costs hundreds of crores. However, in view of the craze for Messi, the organizers have taken a bold step forward with the intention of marketing this tour well in India. It was reported that around Rs. 100 crore was spent for Messi's tour in Hyderabad. However, the Telangana government has given its approval to this tour after planning to generate revenue in many ways, including ticket sales and sponsorship.
However, the Telangana government has been criticized for spending so much money on the Messi tour and giving it such importance. Many people did not like the developments such as Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's special focus on making this event a success, making the machinery work on it, and even practicing football himself to play with Messi.
He was criticized. But after the event on Saturday, all the negativity went aside and praise was showered on Revanth. The failure of the event in Kolkata turned out to be a blessing for Revanth. In a place where football is most popular in the country, the event was poorly organized and seemed to be a failure.
After the destruction at the Salt Lake Stadium, there were doubts whether the Messi tour would continue. But from the evening to the night of the same day, Messi Hyderabad was a complete success with proper planning, and the Telangana CM and the organizers were showered with praise. On the one hand, while the West Bengal government was being severely criticized, the entire country praised the Telangana government.
Ensuring that Messi does not face any kind of trouble.. Giving the fans who came to the stadium after paying a lot of money to enjoy Messi's moments to the fullest satisfaction, there was widespread joy. The CM was praised for ensuring that no trouble came from anywhere, saying that this is what planning means. There were doubts that Messi would be a minus for the CM before the event, but.. in the end, it can be said that he got good mileage through this.
