Satadru Dutta, the arrested main organiser of Lionel Messi's event, revealed during an investigation that the football icon was paid ₹89 crore for the India visit. The financial details related to Lionel Messi's India visit were disclosed after sleuths of the SIT seized several documents following the raids at Dutta's house on Friday. Who is Satadru Dutta? Satadru Dutta is a Kolkata-based sports organiser credited with bringing several global football icons to India over the years. Also Read | Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo’s combined net worth in 2025 explainedIn 2011, he founded A Satadru Dutta Initiative, a platform that combines sports promotion, celebrity management and social causes.

Source: Mint December 21, 2025 14:52 UTC