Messi visit row in Kerala: possible Vigilance inquiry referral hinges on confirmation of involvement of government funds and resultant loss to the exchequer

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has ordered a multi-agency inquiry headed by the Finance department into the previous LDF government’s failed and “costly” bid to hold the Argentine football team’s exhibition match in Kochi in 2025 as a precursor to a likely anti-corruption inquiry referral