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Lalit Modi apologises for 'fugitives' remark
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|December 30, 2025
IPL founder Lalit Modi on Monday apologised for calling himself and Vijay Mallya the “two biggest fugitives” of India in a video posted on social media, and said that his statement was “misconstrued”.
In the now-deleted video from Mallya’s 70th birthday celebrations in London, Lalit Modi joked about the pair's status as the “two biggest fugitives” of India.
Issuing an apology, Lalit Modi said in an X post, “I apologise if I have hurt anyone feelings, especially the Indian Government, whom I have the highest respect and regard for.”
This story is from the December 30, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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