Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya
Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and politician. The son of businessman Vittal Mallya, he is the ex-chairman of United Spirits Ltd, the largest spirits company in India and continues to serve as Chairman of UB Group, an Indian conglomerate with interests in beverage alcohol, aviation infrastructure, real estate and fertiliser among others. He has been the Chairman of Sanofi Indiaas well as the Chairman of Bayer CropScience in India for over 20 years, in addition to being the Chairman...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 December 1955
CityBantwal, India
CountryIndia
Vijay Mallya quotes about
I think it is better when people with their own businesses and means of income join politics as there is some degree of honesty and integrity.
We have broken the shackles of conservative socialism. The growing middle classes want the kind of standard of living you enjoy in the West. So what I'm selling is a lifestyle.
If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view,
My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn't like it at the time, but I can't help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me.
I'm a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I've spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the need for accountability.
Whenever I do something, it is rooted in the Indian opportunity.
I'm not a T.G.I.F. guy. I get off a plane at 2 o'clock in the morning and I'm looking for my secretary because I want to know what's going on.
I think that the poorest of the poor... look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.
Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.
I am pretty tough as a boss.
Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network.
We should have done it five years ago,
We are expecting to launch the IPO in the next three months. We are working on the draft prospectus.