Lionel Messi Is A BJP Agent? Why Is The GOAT Trending In India After Mamata Didi's Historic Defeat In West Bengal

Kolkata: Is Lionel Messi a BJP agent? The Argentine footballer, widely regarded as the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) in football, is going viral in India after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the West Bengal Assembly elections, ending the 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC). Here is why Messi is trending and why people are connecting him to the BJP's historic first-ever victory in the state.

As results of the election poured in, social media users flooded the internet with memes linking the BJP's landslide victory to Messi's chaotic Kolkata visit in 2025, joking he was a "BJP agent" who “did more than PM Modi in West Bengal.”

The 2011-2026 Connection

Some also noted that Messi had visited Kolkata in 2011, the last time West Bengal saw a government change.

In 2011, CPI (M)'s 34-year rule was ended by TMC.

A social media user pointed out the coincidence, saying, “Messi came to Kolkata in 2011 and changed the West Bengal government. Messi came to Kolkata again in 2025 and changed the West Bengal government again. Goat has unreal powers.”

Messi's ‘Messy’ Kolkata Visit

Lionel Messi’s visit to Kolkata on December 13, 2025, for the "GOAT Tour of India" turned into chaos due to mismanagement, resulting in fans vandalizing the Salt Lake Stadium. 

Messi's appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium lasted under 10 minutes, surrounded by politicians and security, leaving fans who had paid premium prices furious. Crowds threw bottles, property was damaged and the event became a PR disaster for the state government.

Mamata Banerjee was forced to apologise following the chaotic incident, an inquiry was ordered and the organiser was detained. BJP seized on the fiasco, using it in campaign videos to accuse TMC of bringing "international shame" to Kolkata, a city with deep football roots.

As BJP established its hold in Bengal, internet users cheekily connected the dots and turned Messi into meme material, calling him the “actual Dhurandhar” who aided BJP in its victory.

‘Messi Hai To Mumkin Hai’

A netizen joked that “BJP agent Messi” kicked off the downfall of Mamata didi. Another said, “Lionel Messi gave the most important assist of his life to the BJP by visiting Kolkata. IYKYK!” An X user joked, "Lionel Messinath winning Bengal election for BJP."

Several flooded the internet with ‘Messi hai to mumkin hai’ comment.

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