Messi event fiasco: WB Sports Minister resigns; Mamata to hold charge
Published on: Dec. 17, 2025, 5:30 a.m. | Source: The Hitavada
west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee on tuesday accepted aroop biswas’s resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon lionel messi’s event last week, a senior leader of the ruling tmc said. biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department. trinamool congress spokesperson kunal ghosh said, “biswas’s resi
