New Delhi, June 6 -- Vijay Mallya breaks his silence on the government ignoring Air India's failure and unfairly targeting Kingfisher Airlines, citing "a combination of jealousy and animosity" as the prime factors in the intense scrutiny of his now-defunct company.

In a video podcast hosted by influencer Raj Shamani, Mallya spoke about areas of stress in the aviation sector which took down his airline. He further reiterated that "Air India's areas were probably ten times more than Kingfisher Airlines".

Shamani also questioned Mallya on the government's stance on Kingfisher Airlines. In 2008, the then-finance minister stated that the government would support Kingfisher Airlines by providing loans, but later in 2011, a Union minister of t...