Media Shouldn’t Forget My Favour: Mallya Tweets 1st Time After Row

Business tycoon Vijay Mallya sounded rather sinister in his tweets, first after fleeing the country.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya speaks up (read tweets) for the first time after ‘escaping’ from the country.

As an Indian MP I fully respect and will comply with the law of the land. Our judicial system is sound and respected. But no trial by media.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 10, 2016

The business tycoon through his Twitter sounded rather sinister when he asked media houses not to forget “help, favours, accommodation” “which are documented” and not to sit on judge’s seat.

Let media bosses not forget help, favours,accommodation that I have provided over several years which are documented. Now lies to gain TRP ?

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 10, 2016

News reports that I must declare my assets. Does that mean that Banks did not know my assets or look at my Parliamentary disclosures ?

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 11, 2016

Once a media witch hunt starts it escalates into a raging fire where truth and facts are burnt to ashes.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 11, 2016

Mallya further clarifies that he has not fled the country and he is an “international businessman” which needs him to travel frequently out of the country.

I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 10, 2016

He also slammed Times Now and asked the channel’s editor to “be in prison clothes and eat prison food for libel, deceit, slander and absolutely sensational lies.”

The editor of Times Now needs to be in prison clothes and eat prison food for libel, deceit, slander and absolutely sensational lies.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 10, 2016

Times Now held a debate on Thursday’s Newshour on Mallya, which might have infuriated the MP, who is right now out of the country.