London, Apr 17 (IBNS): Fugitive Indian business baron Vijay Mallya has said the Indian government used Rs 35,000 crore to bail out Air India but is not doing anything for Jet Airways now, which is "on the brink of failure".
Mallya, who now lives in London, is wanted in India for his involvement in a Rs 9,000 crore bank fraud.
Mallya, who owned the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, said: "Even though we were fierce competitors, my sympathies go out to Naresh and Neeta Goyal who built Jet Airways that India should be extremely proud of. Fine Airline providing vital connectivity and class service."
"Sad that so many Airlines have bitten the dust in India," he added.
"Even though Jet was a major competitor to Kingfisher at the time I feel sorry to see such a large private airline on the brink of failure when Government used 35K crores of public funds to bail out Air India," he said. "Just being a PSU is no excuse for discrimination."
Jet Airways on Wednesday cancelled all its domestic and international flights until further notice.
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