Vijay Mallya said on Twitter that his request could not be dismissed as 'frivolous' and that the shoe was 'on the other foot now'.
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: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay
Mallya on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a
series of tweets to instruct banks to accept the money he had offered
to settle all dues. His comments came after the PM, while replying to
the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Lok Sabha last
week, said that those who had fled the country were crying foul on
Twitter.
"The
Prime Minister's last speech in Parliament was brought to my
attention. He certainly is a very eloquent speaker. I noticed that he
referred to an unnamed person who “ran away” with 9000 crores.
Given the media narrative, I can only infer that reference is to me,"
Mallya tweeted.
He
reiterated that he had offered to repay the full amount but his
payback request was refused.
He
urged Modi to instruct banks to accept his offer so that he could at
least claim credit for funds lent to Kingfisher.
In
a series of tweets, Mallya further said that his request could not be
dismissed as "frivolous" and that the shoe was "on the
other foot now".
In
his fourth and last tweet on this issue, Mallya said he was
"appalled" to read Enforcement Directorate's claims that he
hid his wealth. He asked, "If there was hidden wealth how could
I put approximately 14,000 crores worth of assets openly in front of
the court?"
Earlier
this month, an investigation carried by ED revealed that Mallya had
no intention of paying back loans of over Rs 5,500 crore to a
consortium of banks even though creditors agreed to restructure debt
for Kingfisher Airlines. Read full report here
Mallya
had left India on March 2, 2016. A court in London on December 10,
2018, ordered his extradition.
Facing
cases registered by the ED as well as the Central Bureau of
Investigation, he is wanted for alleged fraud and money laundering
amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crore.
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