While the entire country is immersed in the joy of Dhanteras and Diwali during the festive season, fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, who defrauded Indian banks of billions of rupees while sitting in London, also tried to wish Indian citizens on Dhanteras. As soon as Vijay Mallya posted a Dhanteras greeting message on his official social media handle X (Twitter), the anger of Indian internet users reached the seventh sky. Without wasting any opportunity, users showered comments on Mallya's post and reminded him of his old records. This tweet of Mallya, who had fled the country after taking a loan of more than Rs 9,000 crore from several public sector banks including the State Bank of India (SBI), went viral in no time and people started taunting him. 'You should have returned the money to SBI', users took a dig and made memes. As soon as Vijay Mallya's post came out, social media users gave a flurry of reactions. One user wrote sarcastically, "Vijay Bhai, congratulations on Dhanteras are fine but you should leave some money for Indian banks, so that we too can celebrate the festival happily." Another user, while referring to SBI Bank, wrote, "SBI officials must be crying after seeing your tweet, instead of congratulating them, return their lost money." Within no time, thousands of memes and sarcastic comments started being posted on this tweet of Mallya. People said that hearing Dhanteras greetings from a person who has fled abroad with the entire country's wealth is no less than a joke in itself. The case of banks worth Rs 9,000 crore and the status of extradition to Britain. Former Kingfisher Airlines owner Vijay Mallya owes a loan of more than Rs 9,000 crore to a consortium of 17 banks in India. Mallya, who left India and fled to Britain (London) in 2016, has been declared a fugitive economic offender by Indian courts. The Government of India and central investigative agencies like CBI and ED are continuously making efforts for his extradition from Britain. Although Mallya is often active on social media and claims that he is ready to repay the entire principal amount of the banks, strict action is being taken against him under Indian legal procedures. In such a situation, this greeting given by him on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras proved to be like sprinkling salt on people's wounds, due to which he once again had to face heavy trolling.
