Earlier within the day, about 50,000 spectators, a lot of whom had paid Rs 4,000 to Rs 12,000 — and in some instances as much as Rs 20,000 within the black market — watched helplessly as a swarm of politicians, VVIPs, safety personnel, and various hangers extra inquisitive about selfies than crowd management surrounded Messi, leaving the followers on the Salt Lake Stadium offended.