Beer baron blames politics for corruption claims

Corruption allegations against an Indian beer and airline tycoon are politically based, a court heard today.(Fri) Vijay Mallya, 62, the former boss of Kingfisher Beers, is fighting extradition to the sub continent after his airline collapsed with an estimated $1.3billion of debts. He jumped bail and fled to Britain in March 2016 after Kingfisher Airlines folded with enormous unpaid loans and wage bills five years ago. The flamboyant magnate defaulted on huge loans from the state run IDBI bank in…