UK declines request for Mallya to be deported

  • Published on 11 May 2016 13:36
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  • By: Rob Veenstra

The UK government has turned down India's request for Vijay Mallya to be deported. Former billionaire Mallya has been absent from the F1 paddocks this year over his highly-publicised dispute with the Indian government, regarding the collapse of his airline Kingfisher and massive debts.

The 60-year-old is currently holed up at his house formerly owned by Lewis Hamilton's father in England, amid India's attempts to have him deported after his passport was revoked. But a spokesperson for India's external affairs ministry said the UK has informed the government that Mallya can stay as long as his passport was valid when he entered the country.

"At the same time the UK acknowledges the seriousness of the allegations and is keen to assist (the) government of India," the spokesperson told The Hindu. "They have asked (the government) to consider requesting mutual legal assistance or extradition."

Amid the Force India boss and co-owner's troubles, team chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer said Mallya's absence from the grands prix is not badly hurting the team. "We're all used to seeing Vijay at the circuits, but he has many business interests and so from that regard, from an operational standpoint, I don't think it has a big impact on the team," he said. "I know he's working hard with the Indian government to resolve his issues and hopefully soon we'll see him back at the races," Szafnauer added. (GMM)

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  • Wow another crook like Monisha, FIA/FOM needs to clean up F1 and prevent this sort of low brow crowd getting into leadership positions within teams. It is bad for an already worsening image of the sport.

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    • May 11 2016 - 17:46
  • He's no crook his company went bust happens to alot of people including Richard Branson as not all his companies are successful, but big business men try and try again, that's why they are where they are... In fact the next President of America DT went completely bust 4 times!

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    • May 12 2016 - 14:36
    • Uh nope, you should read up before blindly siding with crooks. He uses tax payer's money swindled through political cronies in Indian politics at the state and national levels. He is using money that doesn't even belong to him in any legal way, he didn't work for it, earn it in any meaningful way other than outright robbing the citizens who work hard day and night breaking their backs to bring bread to the table while at the same time pay through the noses in taxes to the government which then ends up in the coffers of vampires like Vijay Mallya.

      There are plenty of people waiting for this scoundrel to just land back in India and they will strangle him with their bare hands.

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      • May 13 2016 - 08:34

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