Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SHP)
New Delhi, May 14: Absconded liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is fighting against his extradition to India, on Thursday requested the government to accept his offer of repaying all his dues and close case against him.
While appreciating the Indian government for announcing 20 lac crore economic package amid the pandemic, Mallya claimed to have been disappointed when his repeated offers to pay his dues are being ignored.
"Congratulations to the Government for a COVID-19 relief package. They can print as much currency as they want BUT should a small contributor like me who offers 100% payback of State-owned Bank loans be constantly ignored?" he said in a tweet.
Vijay Mallya
The owner of the inoperative Kingfisher Airlines, who is wanted in India over alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to estimated Rs 9,000 crore, added, "Please take my money unconditionally and close."
Mallya had filed an appeal in the UK Supreme Court earlier in the month, after losing an appeal in the London High Court against an extradition order to India on alleged charges of fraud and money laundering related to unrecovered loans to Kingfisher Airlines.