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Vijay Mallya resigns as Force India director

Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya has resigned as a director of the team. The 62-year-old said he had stepped down as director to allow him more time to focus on his legal difficulties. The controversial businessman, who is fighting an extradition request from the Indian government, is to remain as team principal of the Formula 1 outfit. He is accused of defrauding Indian banks and has had his passport revoked while the government seeks to force him to return from exile in the UK. Mallya told Autosport he would be replaced as a director on the board by his son Siddarth. "There was no compulsion anywhere to resign. It's just that I decided my son should replace me," he said....
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