IPL Team Owner: Interesting Facts Of Dr. Vijay Mallya

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He is popularly known as the booze baron, the IPL team owner, somebody who has a charismatic personality, yes, we are talking about the Bangalore based billionaire Dr. Vijay Mallya. Dr. Mallya is the chairperson of the UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines. He is the son of the famous industrialist Vittal Mallya and got his bachelors degree from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. Today, lets take a look at the interesting facts of Dr. Vijay Mallya.

Interesting Facts Of Dr. Vijay Mallya -

1. Mallya has a passion for cars and owns good collection in his Marin County, California. From a 1913 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost to 2003 Hummer, Mallya has about 35 vintage collections.

2. Vijay Mallya is the first Indian ever to own a Formula One Team.

3. The Rajya Sabha member's personal website was allegedly hacked by Pakistani hackers. A Pakistani flag was also posted on the website of the king of good times.

4. The well known liquor baron is the second highest bidder at the IPL auction, after Mukesh Ambani. The IPL team owner's Royal Challengers Bangalore is franchised by his son Sidhartha Mallya.

5. During the probe of the IPL transactions in 2010, the income tax department had questioned the IPL team owner's step daughter Laila Mahmood questioning her involvement in the murky deals. Laila worked for the former IPL chief Lalit Modi.

6. Vijay Mallya, on his son's 18th birthday, made him the heir of his UB Empire.

7. At an auction in London in 2004, Mallya purchased the sword of Tipu Sultan with other historical artifacts, and brought them back to India after nearly two centuries.

8. Today, his group is the world"s second-largest liquor manufacturer after Diaego, the British-European conglomerate.