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I'm like a football being kicked around by two teams, says Vijay Mallya

Mallya also hit out at the ongoing CBI investigations and efforts to extradite him from the UK

I'm like a football being kicked around by two teams, says Vijay Mallya
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BS Web TeamPTI New Delhi
With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government planning to frame a law to prevent loan defaulters from fleeing the country, beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has likened himself to a "football" being kicked around by "two fiercely competitive teams" — the NDA and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

Hitting out at the ongoing investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and efforts to extradite him from the UK, Mallya also alleged that the media has been used against him.

"Media happily being used as the pitch. I am the football. Two fiercely competitive teams NDA versus UPA playing. Unfortunately,

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