HYDERABAD: The city of Hyderabad witnessed football fever at its peak as the GOAT India Tour rolled into the city. After kick-starting his much-anticipated India visit in Kolkata, global football icon Lionel Messi landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport amid massive excitement and tight security.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, along with other officials, received the football icon before he was whisked away to the royal Falaknuma Palace, where the legend is set to spend the night.
The buzz intensified further with the arrival of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who touched down in Hyderabad to meet the football maestro. He was received by the CM, and together the two leaders headed for the exclusive meet-and-greet with the GOAT.
