Who is Vijay Vittal Mallya?
Vijay Vittal Mallya (born 18 December 1955) is an Indian fugitive economic offender and a former member of the Upper House of the Parliament of India.
Who is Vijay Mallya’s wife Sameera Tyabjee?
In 1986, Mallya while travelling to the USA on an Air India flight met air hostess Sameera Tyabjee, fell in love and married her. Together they had a son named ‘Siddharth’. They eventually got divorced a few years later.
What happened to Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines?
In February 2015 Mallya was forced to resign as chairman of United Spirits, and he contracted to receive a $75 million severance payment as part of that deal, but the courts in India have blocked that payment. Kingfisher Airlines, established in 2005, was a major business venture launched by Mallya.
How much money has ED attached from Mallya and Kingfisher?
By December 2016, the ED has attached a total of ₹96.61 billion (US$1.4 billion) worth of assets of Mallya and Kingfisher in India. This is one of the largest attachment of assets made by the ED in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act case till now.
Vijay Vittal Mallya is one of the most controversial business tycoons of India and a former Politician, “The King of Good Times”. He is the present chairman of United Breweries Group (popularly known as UB group) best known to be the ex-chairman of United Spirits Ltd. (India’s largest spirits company).
Who is the father of Vijay Mallya’s son?
Vittal Mallya was married thrice in his lifetime, and Vijay Mallya was the son of his first wife, Lalitha Mallya. Vijay Mallya married a former air-hostess of Air India, Sameera Tyabjee, in 1986 and the couple has a son Siddharth Mallya.
What is Vijay Mallya’s annual income?
According to sources, the estimated annual income of Vijay Mallya is $12 million (₹74 crore). His love for sports is no more a secret. Besides being an owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore, East Bengal F.C and Mohan Bagan A.C, he is also the co-owner of Formula 1 team called Sahara Force India.
What happened to Vijay Mallya’s Airlines?
Vijay Mallya incurred huge losses after the airlines starting its international operations which increased from ₹188 crore in 2007-2008 to ₹1,608 crore in the following fiscal year for his Kingfisher Airlines which was once regarded as the second largest airline in India. He even failed to pay salaries of the airline employees for around 15 months.