My name is Vijay Mallya and I'm not an absconder

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is in the eye of a storm after he left the country despite pressure from the Indian government and various banks for his Rs 9000 crore loan repayment issue, has finally responded to the allegations.

I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish.

- Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 10, 2016

Mallya, who left India on 2 March, took to Twitter to fight off the tags of "absconder". He posted: "I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish."

"As an Indian MP I fully respect and will comply with the law of the land. Our judicial system is sound and respected. But no trial by media."

"News reports that I must declare my assets. Does that mean that Banks did not know my assets or look at my Parliamentary disclosures?"

Mallya also slammed the media. "Once a media witch hunt starts it escalates into a raging fire where truth and facts are burnt to ashes," he said.