‘Bro Tweets Only When Banks Are Closed’: Vijay Mallya's Ganesh Chaturthi Post Sparks Hilarious Reactions

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya wished everyone a happy Ganesh Chaturthi, continuing his trend of making a rare appearance on social media on public and bank holidays. Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, he wrote, “Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all.” Because Mallya only posts on Indian holidays, his latest one caused an upsurge of mockery. X users have time and again noted that the former Kingfisher Airlines tycoon uses social media just on days when most of the Indian banks are closed.

The post, which was shared just a few hours ago, has already amassed almost 4 lakh views on the microblogging platform. It comes as no surprise that users swiftly rushed to the comments section to take a jab at Mallya.

A user commented, “You know it’s a public holiday when bro posts.”

Another user wrote, “How to check public holiday– Holiday calendar *cross*, Vijay Mallya Tweet *tick*.”

“Bro tweets only when banks are closed,” said someone.

“Streak continues to tweet on Holiday only,” read another comment.

“All Things Are Temporary But “Vijay Tau” Tweet on Bank Holiday is Permanent,” a user commented.

Naturally, this is not the first time he has acted in this manner. You may see a variety of festive wishes arranged chronologically by scrolling through his feed.

He sent his X followers best wishes on Diwali last year.

In the same vein, he has wished them a happy Eid, Ugadi, Makara Sankranti, Dusshera and so on.

Vijay Mallya owned stakes in an airline, an Indian Premier League cricket franchise, a Formula One team and a liquor firm. Mallya faced severe financial trouble due to unpaid loans and the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines. He left India in 2016 amidst demands from various institutions for repayment. Kingfisher Airlines, launched in 2005, eventually went bankrupt. As reported by Forbes, by October 2013, it owed over $1 billion in debts, had not paid its staff for fifteen months and had lost its flying license.

Meanwhile, a non-bailable warrant was issued against Mallya in July 2024 by a special court in Mumbai in connection with a loan default case involving Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) that was worth Rs 180 crore. In its investigation, the CBI has asserted that Mallya “wilfully” led to payment defaults resulting in an unjust loss to the State Bank of India (SBI).