Malappuram: Argentina fans spread World Cup enthusiasm in the district. Malappuram is welcoming the World Cup with a huge cutout of Argentina star Lionel Messi on Tuval beach. Fans hold up an 80-foot-tall cutout of Messi. It is placed in such a way as to attract the attention of travelers on the coastal road.
A large number of people come to see Messi on Ottumpurum Tuwal coast, which is a major tourist center on the coastal road, where many vehicles pass by, including the new KSRTC services. As part of the Qatar World Cup, the group of movers namely Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo in Pullavur river was attracting a lot of attention in the state. Controversies also arose after this. It all started when lawyer Sreejith Perumana came forward with the argument that the cutouts should be removed.
But in the meantime, an 80 feet tall cutout of Messi has been raised in Malappuram. There are many football fans in Malappuram. People here welcome the World Cup not only by setting up a cutout. A picture of Lionel Messi has been painted by fans on top of a building in Krikkalangot. This picture was painted in five days without day or night.