Overview

• At a summer party in London on July 3, Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya performed a karaoke duet of Frank Sinatra’s “I Did It My Way,” and Modi posted the clip on Instagram where it quickly went viral.
• Modi’s annual summer gathering at his London residence drew over 310 guests, including former cricketer Chris Gayle and musician Carlton Braganza, who travelled internationally to attend.
• Modi has lived in self-imposed exile in the UK since 2010 during Enforcement Directorate investigations into bid manipulation, money laundering and FEMA violations.
• Mallya, declared a fugitive economic offender in 2019 and out on bail in the UK, faces fraud, money-laundering and ₹9,000-crore loan-default charges and recently saw a 2021 bankruptcy order upheld by the UK High Court.
• The video’s rapid spread reignited criticism and debate over perceived elite impunity as both men continue to resist Indian extradition efforts.