Kochi prepares for Messi mania after Karur, Bengaluru stampedes
Two years ago, Kerala witnessed its latest stampede when a concert at Cochin University claimed four young lives. Before that, 53 devotees were crushed at Sabarimala in 1999, and over a hundred more at Pullumedu in 2011. Now, after recent tragedies in Karur and Bengaluru, all eyes are on Kochi - where crowd-puller Lionel Messi, is expected this November.