West Indies superstar Chris Gayle posted a picture with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya that went viral in India. After the picture went viral in India with people calling him thief and posting memes, Vijay Mallya took to his social media account to defend himself.
Chris Gayle played for Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, which was formally owned by Vijay Mallya. Chris Gayle posted the picture with a caption that read, “Great to catch up with Big Boss @TheVijayMallya cheers #RockStar #F1.”
After the picture went viral and people started calling out Mallya, the businessman posted his defence on Twitter and asked netizens to get their facts right. Mallya wrote, “For all those who saw my photo with the universe boss and my dear friend @henrygayle and commented, please pause and get your facts right about my being your CHOR. Ask your Banks why they are not taking 100 percent of the money I have been offering.”
Great to catch up with Big Boss @TheVijayMallya cheers 🥂 #RockStar 👌🏿 #F1 pic.twitter.com/cdi5X9XZ2I
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) July 13, 2019
For all those who saw my photo with the universe boss and my dear friend @henrygayle and commented, please pause and get your facts right about my being your CHOR. Ask your Banks why they are not taking 100 percent of the money I have been offering.
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) July 13, 2019
Vijay Mallya left India in March 2016 and flew to the United Kingdom and has been living there since then.
Earlier this month, The Royal Courts of Justice had granted permission to Vijay Mallya to appeal against the UK’s home secretary’s order extraditing him to India to face trial in alleged fraud and money laundering case involving Rs 9000 crore.
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