Liquor baron Vijay Mallya who
is facing charges of money laundering has come out in defence of his son saying
that Siddharth must not be targeted or be dragged into any controversy as he
had absolutely no connection with his father’s ‘business’ ”My son Sid does not
deserve all this hatred and abuse. He has had nothing to do with my business.
Shower abuse on me if you must but not him. Slam me if you must but not a young
man,” Mallya said in a series of tweets.
Siddharth has faced a massive
backlash on Twitter after Mallya left the country, which led to trolls
attacking him with questions about his father’s location and whereabouts. ”What
joy do ppl get from abusing on social media? Do they feel powerful, do they
feel big, do they feel strong??,” Siddharth had tweeted earlier.
Many came out in support of
Sid including former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and ace Bollywood
director and choreography Farah Khan. Mallya also retweeted a tweet by his son,
who had said, “People don’t understand that I have nothing to do with it!”
Meanwhile, agreeing to Vijay Mallya’s request of more time, the Enforcement
Directorate (ED) on Friday issued a fresh summons to the liquor baron, asking
him to appear before it on April 2 in the money laundering case.
Vijay Mallya seeks more time
to appear before ED; agency may agree ED had earlier issued summons
to Mallya for “personal appearance” on March 18 under the provisions of the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). But the flamboyant business asked
for a date in April, making it clear that he would not be able to appear before
that. Mallya, who is currently in the United Kingdom and is being sought out in
India over charges of money laundering, claimed that the banks gave him loans
after evaluating all aspects and asserted that he is not trying to evade the
law enforcement agencies but is on a personal visit.
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