Mumbai: Force India chairman Vijay Mallya has no plans to sell the Formula One team and has pledged a long-term commitment ahead of the country’s maiden Grand Prix later this month.<\/p>\n
Media reports in India had said the liquor baron was in talks to sell the team to business conglomerate Sahara Group.<\/p>\n
“No question of my getting out of Force India,” Mallya, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Mallya also owns India’s second-largest private airline Kingfisher and recently announced plans to exit the low-cost part of the airline business in the next four months and focus on the premium model to reduce debt.<\/p>\n
The inaugural Indian Grand Prix is scheduled for October 30 at the 120,000-capacity circuit on the outskirts of Delhi.<\/p>\n
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