Vijay Mallya makes shocking claim, says he met finance minister before leaving India

Vijay Mallya today said that he met the finance minister before leaving India to settle matters, news agency ANI reported.

"I left because I had a scheduled meeting in Geneva...I met the finance minister before I left India. Repeated my offer to settle with the banks. That's the truth," Mallya said, without naming the finance minister concerned.

Meanwhile Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that Mallya's claim is factually wrong.