The former businessman and fugitive Vijay Mallya has condoled the death of Mrs Anita Goyal, wife of the Jet Airways founder Mr Naresh Goyal. He expressed his deepest sympathies for Mr Goyal and questioned Jet Airways’s and Kingfisher Airlines’s downfall.
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Vijay Mallya’s X post
In a post he made to X (formerly Twitter), Mallya wrote, “My heartfelt condolences to the Goyal family on the sad passing of Anita. She was a formidable competitor at Jet but a lovely human being.”
He further commented on the fate of Jet Airways in his X (Twitter) post, saying, “ I am also sad that Naresh is enduring what he is given in his creation of Jet, a worthy and long-standing competitor to KFA. Both India’s finest airlines are sadly no more. Wonder why ? May truth prevail eventually.”
My heartfelt condolences to the Goyal family on the sad passing of Anita. She was a fordimable competitor at Jet but a lovely human being. I am also sad that Naresh is enduring what he is given his creation of Jet, a worthy and long standing competitor to KFA. Both India’s finest…
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) May 16, 2024
Anita Goyal passes away at 70
Anita Goyal, the wife of Jet Airways founder Mr Naresh Goyal, was battling third-stage cancer, as per hospital reports, and her health has been in decline in the past few months.
Naresh Goyal has been recently granted two months interim bail by the Bombay High Court on medical grounds as he is also a cancer patient.
Anita Goyal is survived by her husband and their two children, Namrata and Navaan.
Jet Airways’ Financial Irregularities
Currently, Jet Airways is facing trouble with the authorities as it is accused of financial irregularities and illegally settling company loans by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The company has borrowed funds from a consortium of 10 banks to carry out its daily operations while already being in debt of Rs. 6000 crores.
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According to a forensic audit, Jet Airways has diverted RS 1152 crores as professional and consultancy. Another Rs. 2547.83 crores were channelled into its sister company, Jet Lite Limited, to settle the loan. The loan amounting to RS 538.62 crore was given to the company by the Canara Bank.
In September 2023, the Jet Airways founder, Mr Naresh Goyal, was arrested by the ED on money laundering and misappropriation of loans.
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