MALAPPURAM
The Santosh Trophy football tournament that the district celebrated with unprecedented gusto during Ramzan has left a trail of woes and disappointments for the football enthusiasts of Malappuram.
Thousands of football lovers, who reached the Payyanad stadium near Manjeri to watch the matches of the host team Kerala, including the semi and final matches, were denied entry into the venue because of overcrowding. All of them had bought tickets either online or from the counters at the stadium. Many of them were injured in police lathicharges that took place whenever they protested.
