India, June 6 -- Vijay Mallya, wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering involving over Rs.9,000 crore, spoke about the cases against him in a four-hour podcast conversation with entrepreneur Raj Shamani. The former Kingfisher Airlines chief addressed his controversial exit from India, legal battles, the downfall of his airline and his problem on being called a 'chor'.

"Call me a fugitive for not going to India post-March (2016). I didn't run away, I flew out of India on a prescheduled visit. Fair enough, I did not return for reasons that I consider are valid, so if you want to call me a fugitive, go ahead, but where is the 'chor' coming from. where is the 'chori'?" Mallya said on the podcast.

Mallya, who has lived in the...