Vijay Mallya Reacts to Lalit Modi’s Statement, Claims They’ve Both Been ‘Wronged’

Vijay Mallya Reacts to Lalit Modi’s Statement: Vijay Mallya replied on X to a birthday message from his best friend and fellow fugitive Lalit Modi. According to Mallya, he and Modi were "wronged" by the country they had tried to contribute to.

The statement came hours after Vijay Mallya, former owner of now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, slammed the Finance Minister, saying he should be given relief as banks had already recovered more than double the amount owed by his airline.

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Lalit Modi's birthday greeting to Vijay Mallya

It's been established that Lalit Modi is a “fugitive” as he left India in 2010 due to alleged financial irregularities during the 2009 season of IPL, which he founded and architected, with Vijay Mallya as another case. He is dwelling in the UK, just like the now-downgraded IPL commissioner.

On the day of Vijay Mallya turning 69, Dec 18, Modi posted a birthday wish on X to this liquor mogul.

“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.

Both of these had similarly been wronged, stated Mallya in response to the birthday post.

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“Thank you my dearest friend….we both have been wronged in a Country we tried to contribute to,” Mallya wrote.

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 ????????????????@TheVijayMallya pic.twitter.com/ca5FyMFnqr

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) December 18, 2024

He had earlier reacted to FM Nirmala Sitharaman's speech in the Lok Sabha where she said that ₹14,131.60 crore had been recovered from Mallya. In a series of tweets, Mallya practically asked how such a recovery could exceed 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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