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Mallya: I’m like a football being kicked around by two teams

Vijay Mallya

By: Eastern Eye Staff

With the Indian government planning to frame a law to prevent loan defaulters from fleeing the country, beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has likened himself to a “football” being kicked around by “two fiercely competitive teams” NDA and UPA. Hitting out at the ongoing investigations by CBI and efforts to extradite him from the UK, Mallya also alleged that media has been used against him. “Media happily being used as the pitch. I am the football. Two fiercely competitive teams NDA versus UPA playing. Unfortunately, no referees,” Mallya said in a tweet. In the Budget 2017-18, India finance minister Arun…

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