Kolkata: ‘Free Chaa’ to a shrine this is how Bengali tea stall owners prepped for Argentina’s World Cup victor – Times Now

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Kolkata tea seller gives free chaa for Argentina before it wins the World Cup Final | Image Courtesy: Swati Moitra @swatiatrest

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Kolkata: A series of celebrations erupted in Kolkata last night after Argentina lifted the FIFA World Cup 2022. Hero of many in the city of joy, Lionel Messi, pushed Argentina towards a historic win in the finals and hundreds of fans celebrated the big win on streets. However, the fans’ love for Messi did not just pour in after the match but the fervour could be seen gripping the city days before the match.

The celebrations came in all shapes and forms. Here’s a look of an Argentina-themed Rasgulla in Kolkta.

One of the most prominent exmaples of the Messi Fever gripping Kolkta was the tea sellers in the city before the finals. While Kalu Di, a tea shop owner, went viral for offering free tea for Argentina’s win another street side tea vendor who also happens to be a crazy Messi and Argentina fan installed a little shrine for “Messi-ah”.
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Kalu Di, the woman who owns a tea stall in Kolkata recently became a part of the social media chatter after her “ Aaj Chaa Free For Argentina” was shared by Twitter user Swati Moitra. The post with a similing woman and her gesture of giving free tea or chaa won the hearts of many.

“Why would a Bengali tea stall owner declare free tea for Argentina? Because she can. Football is heartbreak and the purest of loves. (Image courtesy Sahebul Haque/Subhankar),” she wrote. The post got as many as 300 Retweets and over 1,900 Likes.

Another Twitter user Soumen Mukherjee shared an image of a shrine that a vendor created for Messi. “Kolkata is now in the grip of #Messi fever, scene from a street side tea vendor who also happens to be a crazy #ARG fan and have installed a little shrine for Messi-ah (Sic),” he wrote.

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Argentina vs France FIFA World Cup final match was played on Sunday, December 18. Swarms of Argentina and Messi fans had gathered at the Shree Bhoomi Sporting Club in Kolkata’s Bidhannagar to watch the football match.

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