“Keep dreaming about billions of pounds,” said Vijay Mallya to reporters. Media have waited for him outside the court. He appeared before the court in the UK on Tuesday.
The chief of Kingfisher Airlines is wanted in India for defaulting loans to the tune of over Rs 9,000 crore UK pounds.
UK courts will further hear India’s appeal to extradite him to face justice at home.
“I am not going to answer any of your questions… I was heckled by two drunken cricket fans and you chose to highlight that. Many at the Oval wished me well,” shot back Mallya.
Mallya was booed by Indian supporters as he went to watch India-South Africa Champions Trophy.
Mr Mallya has repeatedly dismissed the charges against him. “I have not eluded any court. I have no expectations, listen to what court says,” he said.
The “King of Good Times”, the liquor baron, who is the co-owner of Formula One team Force India, had been living in Britain since March last year. The banks then started collaborating on the recovery of his loans.
On May 9, he was found guilty of contempt of the Supreme Court, after he was found to have sent his children millions of dollars.
The top court, which is expected to spell its sentence in the case on July 10, accordingly asked the Union Home Ministry to “secure and ensure” Mr Mallya’s presence in court.
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