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

Kerala’s Sports Department has submitted a confidential inquiry report into the failed proposal to bring Lionel Messi and Argentina’s football team to the state. The probe examined whether proper procedures and agreements were followed. While reports suggest serious findings, Sports Minister O J Janeesh withheld detail