Overview
- Telangana Congress sources say Rahul Gandhi will be at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Saturday evening for the friendly featuring Lionel Messi.
- Official sources in the Chief Minister’s Office state they have not received confirmation of Rahul Gandhi’s participation.
- The event features a short exhibition between a Messi-led side and a team led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, with reports of a brief pre-match on-field interaction between the two.
- Party and local reports outline a tentative itinerary that includes a 4:30 pm arrival by special flight, a stop at the Taj Falaknuma Palace, and a return to Delhi later that night.
- Rachakonda Police have readied extensive security and crowd-control measures, including ticket-only entry and traffic restrictions around the stadium.