Special Report: Saffron Flags at Messi's Kolkata Event Spark TMC-BJP Row

On this Special Report, the focus is on the fresh political controversy erupting after Lionel Messi's chaotic visit to Kolkata. While the football legend's tour was marred by mismanagement, a new flashpoint has emerged with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleging that saffron flags were waved and inflammatory slogans raised inside the Salt Lake Stadium. The Mamata Banerjee-led government has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of orchestrating the unrest to tarnish the state's image. Countering these claims, West Bengal BJP State President Shoumik Bhattacharya is quoted asserting that the 'Bhagwa flag is now visible everywhere' in the state. The programme details the intensifying war of words between the ruling party and the opposition in West Bengal.