How Kerala’s Messi dream faded amid stadium row | Explained

Kerala’s plans to host Lionel Messi and the Argentina team for a friendly have collapsed amid controversy over Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium. As the stadium undergoes renovation, questions linger about the legality of handing over public assets to private entities.

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