Overview
- Posting on X, Lalit Modi offered his “deepest apologies” to the Indian government and said his remark was misconstrued.
- The now‑deleted clip, recorded during Vijay Mallya’s 70th birthday in London, showed Modi calling the pair “the two biggest fugitives of India.”
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that talks with other governments continue as part of layered legal processes to bring fugitives back.
- Vijay Mallya remains in the UK on bail resisting extradition, and a London court has upheld a bankruptcy order as banks pursue asset recovery.
- Both men deny allegations of financial misconduct in India, with Modi abroad since 2010 and Mallya since 2016 under ongoing investigations and court actions.