A new video of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi and fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has appeared on social media where the two can be seen in a party taking a postshot at India.
In the video Lalit Modi introduced himself and Mallya as “the two biggest fugitives of India”.
The video, which appears to be from Mallya’s birthday party, was posted on Instagram by Lalit Modi with the caption, “Let’s break the internet down in India again. Happy birthday my friend #VijayMallya. Love u.”
Lalit Modi, the founding commissioner of Indian Premier League, is heard saying in the video, “We are the two fugitives, the biggest fugitives of India.”
Modi captioned the video, “Let me do something to break the internet down again. Something for you folks. Wat your heart out with envy.”
However, it is not the first time that Lalit Modi and Mallya have shared videos of themselves partying together.
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Last week, Lalit Modi hosted a birthday party for Vijay Mallya who turned 70 on December 18 and posted the video on X.
An amazing celebration for my dear friend @TheVijayMallya at my house last night for all his friends and family who flew in from all corners of the world. Another cornerstone Achieved by the King of Goodtimes – his 70th birthday. Wish him all the happiness and success 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/x7FF2B70OB
— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) December 18, 2025
Lalit Modi, in the caption of the video wrote, “An amazing celebration for my dear friend Vijay Mallya at my house last night for all his friends and family who flew in from all corners of the world. Another cornerstone achieved by the King of Goodtimes – his 70th birthday. Wish him all the happiness and success.”
Fugitive businessman Mallya left India on March 2, 2016 after his Kingfisher Airlines collapsed and legal troubles started. Mallya is currently wanted in India as he is an accused in a bank default case of over Rs 9,000 crore. Mallya was declared a Fugitive Economic Offender in January 2019 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
His companies, including United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd are under ED, CBI and SEBI’s scanner on the charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, money laundering and diversion of loan funds which were lent by several banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI).
Lalit Modi left India in 2010 when allegations of him being involved in money laundering, tax evasion and others cropped up. ED registered a money laundering case against Modi and a special court in Mumbai issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him in 2015 over allegations of money laundering.
