Lionel Messi’s 70ft statue in India to be moved after being ‘swayed by wind’

A 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi in India is to be taken down after it was spotted “swaying in the wind”.

The massive monument in Kolkata, West Bengal was built in December. Messi’s ‘GOAT’ tour The meaning of the country-goat is ‘greatest of all time’.

Local media reported that engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) inspected the monument on Monday following a complaint from local residents.

After the investigation confirmed that the structural integrity of the statue was seriously compromised, it was immediately ordered to be removed and moved.

West Bengal state legislator Sharadwat Mukherjee said, “The statue of the Argentine football legend has been found unsafe.”

“We noticed that the statue was swaying in the wind.”

Mukherjee said the statue’s proximity to busy roads and subways made removing the statue “easier said than done,” but said they “plan to remove the statue at the earliest opportunity.”

According to local media, the fiberglass and steel structure was secured with heavy nylon ropes and barricades were deployed to clear the crowd and traffic from the site.

It is said that the authorities have assembled a force of 45 sailors for 27 days and are checking alternative locations for the standing statue.

Messi, widely regarded as one of the games greatest players, officially unveiled the statue – projected on a video screen and a button pressed on a remote control – in December though during his visit to Kolkata. Covered by violence During an appearance at Salt Lake Stadium.