Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary accused outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of insulting and sidelining him. He recalled being told, "Don't I have anything else to do?" and added, "I wasn't invited to any events." On Lionel Messi's visit, he said, "I wasn't present due to repeated insults," before quitting TMC after the party's West Bengal Elections defeat.