Vijay Mallya responds to ‘dearest friend’ Lalit Modi, says they’ve both been ‘wronged’
Vijay Mallya responded to a birthday wish from his “dearest friend” and fellow fugitive Lalit Modi on the social media platform X this morning.
Vijay Mallya responded to a birthday wish from his “dearest friend” and fellow fugitive Lalit Modi on the social media platform X this morning. Mallya said that both he and Modi had been “wronged” by the country they had tried to contribute towards.
The response came hours after Vijay Mallya, former owner of defunct Kingfisher Airlines, hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming he was entitled to relief as banks had already recovered more than double the amount owed by his airline.
Lalit Modi’s birthday message for Vijay Mallya
Lalit Modi, the founder and architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was classified a “fugitive” after he left India in 2010 following alleged financial irregularities in IPL’s 2009 season. Like Vijay Mallya, the former IPL commissioner is currently living in the UK.
On December 18, Vijay Mallya’s 69th birthday, Modi shared an X post for the liquor baron.
“Wishing you my friend #vijaymallya a very #happybirthday - life sure has its ups and downs we have both seen it. This too shall pass. May the year ahead be your year. And you are surrounded by love and laughter. Big big hug,” he wrote on X.
Vijay Mallya responded to his birthday post by saying they had both been wronged.
“Thank you my dearest friend….we both have been wronged in a Country we tried to contribute to,” Mallya wrote.
Mallya had earlier reacted to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech in the Lok Sabha where she said that banks had recovered ₹14,131.60 crore from Mallya. In a series of tweets, Mallya asked how the recovery amount could exceed the total loan.
“The Debt Recovery Tribunal adjudged the KFA debt at ₹6203 crores including ₹1200 crores of interest. The FM announced in Parliament that through the ED,Banks have recovered ₹14,131.60 crores from me against the judgement debt of ₹6203 crores and I am still an economic offender,” he wrote. “Unless the ED and Banks can legally justify how they have taken more than two times the debt, I am entitled to relief which I will pursue.”
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