Congress MP Abdul Khaliq claimed that Argentine star player Lionel Messi was born in Assam. This claim of Khaliq turned out to be false in the investigation, after which social media users lambasted him fiercely. The Congress MP had tweeted congratulating the Argentina team on winning the FIFA Football World Cup, in which he referred to Messi’s Assam connection.
MP Abdul Khaliq tweeted a picture of Lionel Messi and wrote, Congratulations from the bottom of my heart. We are proud of your Assam connection. On this, Twitter users started asking him what Messi’s Assam connection is. The Congress leader responded, “Yes, he was born in Assam.” Khaliq’s claim surprised many users. This was proved wrong in fact-checking.
This Appeal By Deleting The Tweet
Then what was there? Twitter users lashed out at Abdul Khaliq. After this, the Congress leader deleted his tweet. At the same time, he appealed to people to check his social media handle and not to spread rumours. “I appeal to all to check my Twitter handle and official Facebook page’s timeline before spreading rumours,” Khaliq tweeted. However, by then, many people had taken screenshots of his tweet.
If we talk about Messi, he has no intention of saying goodbye to international football. The star striker said that even after fulfilling his dream of winning the World Cup, he would continue to play for Argentina. Messi’s dream of becoming a world champion came true after beating France 4-2 in the penalty shootout at the Lusail Stadium. Messi scored 2 goals in the match. He is 35 now, and it is believed that this will be his last World Cup, but the star striker said he intends to play after the match.
