Diego Armando Maradona today visited Mother house, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by the late Mother Teresa. Indian media reported that he lit a candle at her tomb, prayed and was warmly welcomed by the nuns carrying on Mother Teresa's work.Almost 20,000 fans gathered outside Mother house to catch a glimpse of the Argentine football star, among them many children and teenagers.
"He spoke to the children and kissed them. He said it was a marvelous feeling, like a dream come true, to come to the Foundation and pay homage to Mother Teresa, Sister Lysa said.
The new coach of the Argentine football team is spending a few days in India where he inaugurated a children's football club and kept other commitments.
His visit is a vote of confidence and boost to Indian tourism coming after recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, for which India is still seeking suspects from Pakistan. The attacks left a death toll of 163, including 23 foreigners and hundreds more injured.
Overwhelmed and notably surprised by Indian adoration, Maradona also visited the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, one of the oldest football clubs in Asia, where he offered advice to the players.
Diego arrived yesterday at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport in Calcuta, where he was received by an estimated 80,000 fans who reportedly lined to streets to see him from the airport to his hotel.
The visit of Argentina's most famous Number 10 generated a great deal of enthusiasm over foootball, a sport that usually occupies second place to cricket in India.
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