Revealed on: Dec 16, 2025 11:14 am IST
Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly condemned on-line abuse following her assembly with Messi, questioning the focusing on of girls within the business.
Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly confronted intense trolling after images of her with soccer icon Lionel Messi surfaced throughout his GOAT India Tour 2025 in Kolkata. The backlash adopted chaos at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, the place greater than 60,000 followers gathered to catch a glimpse of Messi. Poor crowd administration led to unrest, forcing the footballer to depart the venue prematurely as offended spectators reportedly hurled bottles and chairs.
Subhashree condemns trolls
Responding to the criticism, Subhashree posted a video on her Instagram account to make clear her facet of the story. She defined that she had acquired an official invitation to satisfy Messi and arrived on the designated resort round 8:30 am. She met him for the primary time and took images between 10:00 and 10:15 am. As she was getting ready to depart, Messi’s PR staff requested that she accompany them to Salt Lake Stadium, citing safety preparations and logistical comfort.
Subhashree stated she personally witnessed the scenario turning tense when Messi arrived on the stadium round 11:30 am and harassed that the organisers have been solely accountable for the mismanagement.
“I used to be sitting inside a tent close to the sphere and couldn’t even see Messi. So how might you could have seen him? Did I stand on the sphere or block anybody’s view? The criticism makes it appear as if I used to be standing subsequent to Messi on the bottom. What’s my fault? Is it mistaken that I went to a resort and took images? If something, the photographs might have been posted on the mistaken time resulting from a technical challenge,” she stated.
Subhashree says Kareena, SRK went too
Expressing her anguish over the web abuse, the actor questioned whether or not she was being focused as a result of she is a girl or as a result of she is a Bengali movie actor. She additionally identified that a number of different celebrities had met Messi.
“Kareena Kapoor went from Bollywood. Didn’t Shah Rukh Khan take images? What’s my fault? I’m being mocked by being referred to as somebody’s ex-girlfriend. It’s nearly 2026, and even girls are attacking girls like this. Is that this the way you’ve determined to deal with me?” she added.
Concluding her video, Subhashree stated she initially tried to disregard the criticism, understanding that folks have been emotionally upset and venting their frustration. Nonetheless, the scenario crossed a line when her youngsters turned targets of abuse, with threats allegedly claiming that her two younger youngsters could be killed. Firmly condemning this, she stated that as a mom, she wouldn’t tolerate such threats underneath any circumstances.
