Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA 70ft statue of Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata, India, is being removed less than six months after its unveiling. Engineers from the West Bengal government deemed the golden-coloured statue unsafe after it was observed swaying in the wind. Ropes were reportedly used to secure the structure after complaints about its instability. The statue, which only vaguely resembled Messi, had previously drawn criticism for its appearance when erected last December. It was commissioned by a local football club whose president, Sujit Bose, was later arrested on corruption allegations. In fullMessi’s GOAT statue in India to be removed over safety concernsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
70ft Lionel Messi statue in India removed on safety reasons after swaying in the wind
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA 70ft statue of Argentinian football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata, India, is being removed less than six months after its unveiling. Engineers from the West Bengal government deemed the golden-coloured statue unsafe after it was observed swaying in the wind. Ropes were reportedly used to secure the structure after complaints about its instability. The statue, which only vaguely resembled Messi, had previously drawn criticism for its appearance when erected last December. It was commissioned by a local football club whose president, Sujit Bose, was later arrested on corruption allegations. In fullMessi’s GOAT statue in India to be removed over safety concernsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
