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Rival fan throws punch at Messi in Argentina

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 11:01 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES - A rival fan threw a punch at Lionel Messi today as the Barcelona star was signing autographs and meeting with fans in his home town in Argentina, according to witnesses.

The star forward played down the incident, which took place in the town of Rosario some 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of Buenos Aires, telling local media he didn't feel a thing and only found out about the punch later.

Witnesses said the assailant was among a group of young people who had gathered to get autographs and that he pulled a hood over his head and ran away after the attack.

Local residents said he was likely a fan of local club Rosario Central, the arch rivals of Newell's Old Boys, a team Messi, 23, once played for.

Fresh from guiding Barcelona to Champions League glory, Messi — widely regarded as the best player in the world — now has his sights firmly set on winning the July 1-24 Copa America with Argentina in his home country.

He was instrumental in Barca's 3-1 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final this year, scoring the second goal as the Catalan giants dominated the English champions at Wembley Stadium. - AFP

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MIC eyes 1 million Indian votes

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 09:44 PM PDT

KANGAR -- The MIC hopes to increase the number of Indian voters to one million in efforts to strengthen support for the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election.

MIC deputy president Datuk Dr S.Subramaniam said this could be achieved if all party members worked as a team.

Speaking to reporters after launching the 65th Perlis MIC Convention here last night, he said there were currently 850,000 registered Indian voters in the country, a large portion of whom were BN supporters.

Dr Subramaniam said that based on past general election records, in Perlis alone, about 90 per cent of the more than 2,000 Indian voters had voted for BN.
-- Bernama

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Khamis, 2 Jun 2011

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