Vijay Mallya calls foul on email interview; publication refutes claim
Mallya has said that he didn't give an interview to the Sunday Guardian Live; however, the publication is standing by its story.
In a twist of events, beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya has distanced himself from an interview that he allegedly gave to an Indian newspaper on Saturday.
The Sunday Guardian reported on March 12 that Mallya, in an email interview, had told the newspaper that the time was not right for him to return to India. Saying that banks gave loans after evaluating all the aspects of the business, Mallya is quoted saying that he was being made into a villain in the country.
This was soon after Mallya had taken to Twitter saying that he will not be speaking to any media persons.
Now, Mallya has called foul on the interview by the Sunday Guardian, saying that he never gave an interview to the publication.
Soon after, the publication said that Mallya had personally responded to their questionnaire over 'protonmail', a secure email service based in Switzerland.
However, while Mallya claims that he'd never heard of protonmail or used it, the publication said it stands by the interview. The publication said that that Mallya's legal counsel had verified Mallya's email id.