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Lionel Messi Sends Signed Jersey to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on His 75th Birthday

Lionel Messi gifted his signed 2022 FIFA World Cup jersey to honor Narendra Modi's 75th birthday and plans a December visit to India with events in major cities.

  • On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, promoter Satadru Dutta said Lionel Messi sent a signed Argentina jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 75th birthday, and the World Cup shirt will be delivered in two to three days.
  • Messi is scheduled to arrive for the 'GOAT Tour' in mid-December, touring Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi from December 13 to December 15, while the Argentina team will play a friendly in Kerala this November.
  • A video shared by Satadru Dutta shows Messi signing the Argentina 2022 World Cup home kit earlier this year and wishing Prime Minister Modi a happy birthday in Spanish after February reminders.
  • With the tour due to end in New Delhi on December 15, a meeting between Messi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected, and organiser Satadru Dutta said he is trying to arrange it amid growing fan excitement.
  • This marks Lionel Messi's first India trip in more than a decade; organisers plan three major events at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, and Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
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tv9gujarati.com broke the news in on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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