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Now Vijay Mallya takes on media for ‘hate campaign’

Vijay Mallya's Twitter post slamming media came after a London court pushed back the date of a hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to India

Vijay Mallya has had run-ins with the media previously as well. Photo: PTIPremium
Vijay Mallya has had run-ins with the media previously as well. Photo: PTI

New Delhi: After mocking India, saying “keep dreaming about a billion pounds", fugitive loan defaulter Vijay Mallya took on the media for running an “intense hate campaign" against him.

“Intense hate campaign by Indian media against me knows no bounds. The GOI (Government of India) has filed a case which is before a UK court. Wait for verdict," he tweeted.

The Twitter post came after a London court pushed back the date of a hearing to decide whether he should be extradited to India.

Mallya has had run-ins with the media previously as well. After his brazen appearance at a Champions Trophy cricket match, he tweeted on 4 June: “Wide sensational media coverage on my attendance at the India vs Pakistan match at Edgbaston. I intend to attend all games to cheer the Indian team."

Yesterday, the 61-year-old liquor baron had claimed he has “enough evidence" to plead his case in the 9,000 crore loan default case and taunted India saying, “you can keep dreaming about a billion pounds".

“I deny all allegations that have been made and I will continue to deny them," he said after appearing before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court for the hearing of an extradition case against him.

Chief Magistrate Emma Louise Arbuthnot granted him bail until 4 December. The next hearing has been set for 6 July.

He denied media reports that he was booed by Indian cricket fans when he arrived to watch the India vs South Africa cricket match at The Oval on Sunday, saying only a “couple of drunk" people had chanted chor, chor (thief, thief) but there were several others who came up to him and wished him well.

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Published: 14 Jun 2017, 02:07 PM IST
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