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My Intentions Were Always To Repay The Loans: Mallya
The Morning Standard
|June 06, 2025
In a rare interview after nearly a decade of silence, liquor baron and former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya has broken his media blackout, speaking out on Raj Shamani's popular podcast Figuring Out.
In a rare interview after nearly a decade of silence, liquor baron and former Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya has broken his media blackout, speaking out on Raj Shamani's popular podcast Figuring Out. The four-hour-long episode, released this week, sees Mallya defending his legacy, criticizing the media, and expressing willingness to return to India—if assured of a fair trial.
This story is from the June 06, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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