The party quoted from purported letters written by businessman Mallya to Singh in which he sought his intervention following which his now defunct company received loans. Both Singh and Chidambaram insisted that letters from captains of industry were routine and were “marked down” to appropriate authorities and no law of the land was violated. Chidambaram, on his part, said the hundreds of representations received in the government are not dealt by ministers themselves. “Was Vijay Mallya tipped off to run away from India by a high ranking official inside the Modi government?,” he asked. What action has Modi government taken against ‘Diageo plc’ and United Breweries?,” the Congress leader asked.

Source: Mint January 30, 2017 15:07 UTC