Overview
- The party was held on December 16 at Lalit Modi’s residence at 2 Belgrave Square in London, with an invitation sent by Rima Bouri and Modi.
- Photographer Jim Rydell posted photos and the invitation on X and Instagram, and Modi publicly thanked guests for attending.
- The guest list shown in images included Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Idris Elba, Manoviraj Khosla and other high-profile attendees.
- Online reaction in India featured anger and ridicule over the public celebration involving two high-profile figures wanted over financial cases.
- Mallya remains a declared Fugitive Economic Offender in India as part of a group officials say caused major bank losses, while both he and Modi continue to live in the UK facing legal proceedings.