Ranked as one of the most flamboyant business tycoons and liquor barons in India, Vijay Mallya’s larger than life image has attracted a lot of attention and made people go gaga over this lavish lifestyle. Mallya had many deep connections in Politics and Bollywood. Mallya was selected as a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha in 2002 from his state Karnataka with the support of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). Again in 2010, he was re-elected with the support of BJP and JDS.
Here are 9 interesting about Mallya:-
1. Paying bills
In 2012, Vijay Mallya, when asked why he didn’t pay salaries to his 1500 strong staff, simply said, “I don’t have money to pay you.” But then, the British company Diageo acquired a 27% stake in United Spirits for a mind-boggling amount of Rs 6500 crore.And yet Mallya didn’t think it was time to pay his employees who have been waiting for their salaries since 2012. In 2015, he spent nearly 2 billion dollars on hosting a birthday party, complete with famous singers and even Spanish icon and heartthrob Enrique Iglesias. All the while his employees wrung their hands in disbelief.
2. Sword of Tipu Sultan
Vijay Mallya won a successful bidding for Tipu Sultan’s sword at an auction in London for £175,000 and bought it back to India.
3. Personal Life
In 1986, Vijay Mallya was married to Sameera Tyabjee, who was an air hostess by profession. Siddharth Mallya is their son.After splitting from his first wife, he married Rekha in 1993.
4. Education
He was always a clever student and has been a part of the prestigious St. Xavier’s College in Calcutta.
5. The man was in politics
Mallya was selected as a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha in 2002 from his state Karnataka with the support of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). Again in 2010, he was re-elected with the support of BJP and JDS.
6. Force India F1
Owned Force India formula 1
7. linguist
Mallya is a linguist. He can speak Bengali, Kannada, Hindi, Konkani, Gujarati, English and French fluently.
8. Car Lover
Despite owning a plethora of luxury cars, one that is the closest to his heart is his Bentley..
9. He loves his jewelry
Vijay Mallya loves flaunting his jewellery. He wears a large diamond-studded ‘VJM’ bracelet and pendant of Lord Venkateshwara embedded with semi precious stones.
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