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Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically when fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine football great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

Messi was scheduled for a 45-minute visit to the stadium on Saturday, but his appearance lasted just 20 minutes. Tickets for the event were priced from around 3,500 rupees (A$58.65) — more than half of average weekly income in India — but one fan said he had paid US$130 (A$195).

Fans in the Salt Lake stadium in the capital of the eastern state of West Bengal threw ripped-up seats and other objects onto the field, while several people climbed a fence around the field and hurled objects.

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