Kingfisher..the good times partner?

If there is one person in this world who certainly is in deep waters at the moment, it is Vijay Mallya. Poor soul. Aspired for so much, tried for so much, and gave so much, sadly, didn't get so much. Showed an incurable optimism by buying a Formula 1 team, and then an IPL team, both of which backfired against him, quite miserably.

Vijay Mallya, who is incidentally one of the foremost liquor barons in the world, (thanks to his father Vitthal Mallya, who founded the United Breweries), should stick to the fields in and around his precious vineyards, and not dare into what is not his.



Consider the following:

When Force India, the Formula 1 team was announced last year, with Mallya as its boss, it created quite a stir in the motorsport world. Shelling out a king's ransom and buying for himself, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Adrian Sutil, as drivers, and a tie-up with Ferrari for engines, it sure looked big for Mallya. But quite unfortunately, halfway into the F1 season, they haven't been able to start in half of the races, leave alone scoring points... and even when Sutil came to the verge of winning a point at Monaco last week, Raikonnen's Ferrari, very nastily, slammed into his rear, and damaged his suspension.



The next big blow came in the form of the Indian Premier League. Buckling out a massive US$ 5m to buy men for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mallya ended up buying for himself, a Test team...capable of holding innings together...but just not right for T20. Look at the players he bought: Rahul Dravid, Jaffer, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Anil Kumble...stalwarts of Test cricket perhaps, but not the right men for T20 at all. The result: a pathetic no. 7 slot in the IPL table.

Yet another blow for Mallya, is perhaps the massive loss Kingfisher Airlines incurrs every year.

So my advice for Mallya: dear sir... buy more vineyards, grow grapes and keep your brewers engaged. That way, you would not suffer as many embarresments as you are suffering. Live long, drink and enjoy life...with Kingfisher, your partner for "good" times.