Mallya's mock revenge

The crisis in Kingfisher Airlines does not appear to have dented Vijay Mallya’s sense of humour. He got some mild revenge for the poor press his loss-making airline has been receiving when he came to meet finance ministry officials over service tax issues last week. What did he discuss with the officials, reporters thronging the entrance to North Block asked him when he came out. “The fertiliser subsidy,” he retorted sarcastically.