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Vijay Mallya

Once called the 'King of Good Times', now a fugitive from Indian justice.

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Vijay Mallya

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Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and former politician who faces extradition from the UK over financial crime allegations.[1] He was the chairman of United Spirits and continues as chairman of United Breweries Group.[2] From 2007 until the team entered administration during the 2018 season, Mallya was a co-owner of the Force India Formula One team.[3]

Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya. Image: Franciscojuanlago · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Life and work

Mallya was born on 18 December 1955 to Vittal Mallya and Lalitha Ramaiah in a Konkani-speaking family.[1][4] He founded Kingfisher Airlines in 2005, which later became insolvent and owed over US$1 billion in bank loans.[5] Mallya was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an independent member from Karnataka in 2002 and again in 2010.[6] He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 2 May 2016, one day before an ethics committee planned to recommend his expulsion.[7]

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Vijaymallya. Image: Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)/Photo by Dana Smillie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What the cited sources add

A 2017 Times of India article reported Mallya saying he enjoys the fruits of his labors and plans Force India's next decade.[8] Mallya stated he has lived in Britain since 1992 and considers it a second home.[8] According to the Tofler source, Mallya's United Breweries Group became owner of East Bengal FC in 1998.[9] The same source reported that Mallya characterized the legal actions against him as a "witch hunt".[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: The Hindu Net Desk, "List of fugitive economic offenders living abroad", The Hindu, 4 August 2018; "Vijay Mallya becomes first person to be declared a 'fugitive economic offender' under new law", The Economic Times; "List of fugitive economic offenders in India does not end with Vijay Mallya", Business Standard India, 11 July 2022; "Vijay Mallya To Be Extradited Rules London Court: 10 Points", NDTV.com, 10 December 2018; Singh, "Tycoon Vijay Mallya loses appeal against UK bankruptcy order", The Independent, 10 April 2025 (original not read en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "10 Companies Vijay Mallya is a Director in", www.tofler.in (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cyrus Dhabhar, "Force India F1 Team Future Secured, Marks End Of Vijay Mallya Era", Car and Bike; Adam Cooper, "How the FIA used little-known Formula 1 rules to save Force India", Autosport, 24 August 2018; "Vijay Mallya quits as India's top representative to FIA", The Times of India (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Vijay Mallya", India.gov.in: National Portal of India; "Vijay Mallya: Mr High Spirits", www.rediff.com; Vijay Mallya Rajya Sabha MP Mallyainparliament.in. (Retrieved 4 June 2014).; Mathew, Fr. P.C., S.J., "Aims and Objectives ", St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (accessed May 2014).; Vijay Mallya Rajya Sabha MP Mallyainparliament.in. (Retrieved 4 June 2014).; "The dethroned king of good times", The New Indian Express (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Is Vijay Mallya India's worst businessman?", FirstBiz (First Post Business), 27 September 2012.; "Non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Vijay Mallya", The Hindu, 12 October 2012.; "Cheques bounce case: Warrant against Kingfisher, Vijay Mallya on GMR's complaint", CNN-IBN, 12 October 2012.; "India's Richest #84 Vijay Mallya", Forbes (accessed May 2014).; Narayan, "Vijay Mallya: Once upon a time there was a king", The Indian Express, 13 March 2016; Narayan, "Vijay Mallya: Once upon a time there was a king", The Indian Express, 13 March en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Vijay Mallya joins Janata Party", Rediff.com; "Vijay Mallya removed as Working President of Janata Party", Business Standard India, 8 June 2010; "Steering clear of the limelight by Aravind Gowda", India Today, 26 February 2014; "Both BJP, Congress had backed Vijay Mallya's Rajya Sabha membership", India News, India.com, 14 March 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Vijay Mallya" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: PTI, "Vijay Mallya resigns from Rajya Sabha", The Hindu, 2 May 2016; "Vijay Mallya Left Country On March 2, Government Tells Supreme Court", NDTV; "Vijay Mallya's Passport Revoked By Ministry Of External Affairs", Huffington Post India, 24 April 2016; PTI, "Vijay Mallya resigns from Rajya Sabha", The Hindu, 2 May 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "Fugitive Vijay Mallya Who Owes the Country $1.4 Billion, Says There's Nothing to Miss about India", The Times of India, 14 July 2017. facts only, no text reused. indiatimes.com
  9. "10 Companies Vijay Mallya is a Director in", www.tofler.in. facts only, no text reused. tofler.in

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