Lionel Messi finally crowned his record-breaking career with the trophy it was missing
new Delhi:
A Congress MP from Assam first congratulated Argentine football star Lionel Messi after his FIFA World Cup win against France yesterday and then praised the 35-year-old footballer for his ‘Assam connection’.
Congress MP Abdul Khaliq tweeted, “Congratulations from the bottom of our hearts. We are proud of you for your Assam connection.”
Shocked by the MP’s claim, a Twitter user Aditya Sharma questioned him. “Assam Connection?” Mr Sharma tweeted.
Assam Connection?
— Aditya Sharma (@strangecrickkk) December 19, 2022
The Congress leader replied, “Yes, he was born in Assam.”
Congress MP Abdul Khaliq tweets Lionel Messi’s “Assam connection” before deleting it
The MP deleted the tweet after it was fact-checked by more Twitter users. Mr Khaliq asked people to check their social media handles and not spread rumours.
He tweeted, “Before spreading rumours, I request everyone to check the timeline of my Twitter handle and official Facebook page.”
However, by then many people had taken screenshots of the tweet.
The Congress MP’s original tweet, to which Mr Sharma puzzledly asked questions about Lionel Messi’s “Assam connection”, was “deleted by tweet author”, says a message that now appears instead of the tweet.
This morning, Lionel Messi and his teammates left for Argentina with the most prestigious award Millions of compatriots in football were waiting to welcome him home and catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy.
In the capital Buenos Aires and across the country, millions took to the streets to celebrate Sunday’s remarkable penalty shoot-out victory over France in the World Cup final in Qatar.
Lionel Messi finally crowned his record-breaking career with a trophy that was missing as he produced a performance that will go down in World Cup history, scoring a penalty in the first half and netting again in extra time.
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