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Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has accused government agencies of pursuing a “heavily biased investigation," questioning the rationale of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to go after the properties allegedly attached to the money laundering case against him.
Mallya, former Rajya Sabha member and chairman of United Breweries Group, on Sunday strongly objected to ED’s move and the motives of the ongoing investigation into the Rs 900-crore loan default of now grounded Kingfisher Airlines.
In a statement, he said that the latest ED move will make it difficult to raise money to repay the banks associated with the default.
"Most recent media reports and a tweet from the ED suggest that the ED have attached various properties belonging to myself and United Breweries Holdings Limited which is a public Company and not even the subject of any ED investigation, Mallya said in a statement widely reported in the media.
“The assets purportedly attached under PMLA date back to several years prior to the launch of Kingfisher Airlines. There is no rationale nor any legal basis for the series of actions initiated by the ED."
On Saturday, ED indicated it would attach properties worth Rs 1,411 crore of Mallya and affiliates entities of the United Group, a holding company, in relation to the loan default and the money laundering investigation. According to Mint, the properties in question include eight immovable properties including an apartment in Bengaluru and Mumbai, an industrial plot in Chennai, and a coffee plantation plot in Coorg a residential and commercial constructed area in UB City and the Kingfisher Tower in Bengaluru.
Last month, Mallya left India for the UK in the midst of the controversy, and has publicly denied accusations of graft and lashed out at the draconian methods of the Indian authorities aiming to recover money from him. The UK has said it will consider a request to extradite him, but had earlier denied requests to deport him.
In the statement, Mallya said the latest ED move appears to include "to approach the PMLA Court to declare me a proclaimed absconder for reasons that I cannot understand."
He has maintained that he left India on a routine visit to the UK, and at the time of his departure on March 2, no summons had been issued against him.
You can't rehash every annoyance or major problem with your partner every day or all you will do is sound like you're constantly complaining. Be selective about which story you want to share and which experiences you will keep to yourself. (credit:Thinkstock)
Start The Evening With Quiet Time(02 of07)
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Everyone should have a chance to get in the door and unwind from their own stress at work before being hit with a laundry list of their partner's issues. So don't walk in the door complaining. Come in, change clothes, decompress and use that time to calm down and consider what things should be shared and which ones should not. (credit:Thinkstock)
Limit Stress Talk(03 of07)
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Limit the amount of time you discuss what's stressing you. You have so little time to spend with your partner after work so don't spend it all complaining about problems. Sometimes we have rolling conversations about stressful things throughout the night. You bring it up as soon as you get home, then again during dinner, then after dinner, and then again in bed. Have the conversation once and avoid revisiting it unless absolutely necessary. (credit:Thinkstock)
Balance The Negative With Positive(04 of07)
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Spend as much time talking about non-stressful things or being affectionate as you spend stressing out. You want to leave your partner with a positive feeling about you, instead of with a knot in their stomach. (credit:Thinkstock)
Listen As Much As You Talk(05 of07)
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If you want your partner to listen to you when you're sharing your concerns, then be sure to listen to your partner when they're sharing theirs. Things will go better if you make eye contact and nod or comment to show agreement or react to what they're sharing. Listening while staring at the TV or reading your mobile device will make your partner feel ignored. (credit:Thinkstock)
Share With A Friend(06 of07)
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Our significant others tend to be our best friends, and so we want to tell them everything that we go through both personally and professionally. Sometimes we don't realize when that is becoming overwhelming or just too much info in too little time. If you have a good friend, sometimes you can decide to share with that person and not bring your every concern home to your partner. (credit:Thinkstock)
Disconnect Electronically(07 of07)
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So many of us are glued to our phones and computers but at some point we need to disconnect for the night and relax, especially when you need time for yourself and to spend time with your spouse and kids. You can't keep taking calls and reading emails through dinner, in the bathroom, in the bed and in the middle of a bedtime story. Choose a cutoff time to put your phone to bed and/or limit the amount of time you spend on the phone/computer so that you have time to take care of home.I know everyone needs to do what it takes to keep their jobs, but at the same time you won't be successful at work if you're falling apart from stress and your home life is crumbling around you. When you get home from work, try to manage your time and communications about work in a balanced way so that you can use your time at home to relax and recharge, not just rehash the day and keep the stress going. (credit:Thinkstock)
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