'I am fully vindicated by PM Modi, all dues recovered,' claims fugitive Vijay Mallya

Saw PM Modi’s interview in which he takes my name and says that even though I owe Rs 9000 crores to Banks, his Govt has attached my assets worth Rs 14,000 https://t.co/PabfqYtncb the highest authority has confirmed full recovery. Why do BJP spokesmen continue their rhetoric?

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 31, 2019

I humbly submit that my assertion that I am a poster boy is fully vindicated by the PM’s own statement about me (by name)that his Govt has recovered more than what I allegedly owe the Banks. Fact that I have been a UK resident since 1992 ignored. Suits the BJP to say I ran away.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 31, 2019

Mallya is accused of siphoning off loans worth Rs 9,000 crore from a consortium of Indian banks. He is facing extradition to India on fraud and money laundering charges.

PM Modi, in a TV interview had earlier said that, “You must've seen in the case of Vijay Mallya. He owed banks Rs. 9,000 crores but the government has confiscated his properties worth Rs. 14,000 crore from across the world. Now, he is in trouble because we are taking double the amount.”

The former Kigfisher Airlines owner has filed an application where is seeking permission to appeal against the extradition process.

Mallya had also tweeted, “Saw PM Modi’s interview in which he takes my name and says that even though I owe Rs 9000 crores to Banks, his Govt has attached my assets worth Rs 14,000 http://crores.So the highest authority has confirmed full recovery. Why do BJP spokesmen continue their rhetoric?”

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