There was several reasons why the UPA in the government is so soft on Vijay Mallya of Kingfisher. Otherwise you wouldn’t have seen everyone from Vyalar Ravi to the prime minister supporting a bailout package for a sinking Kingfisher Airlines. It is believed that Mallya still has his clout intact in the politics in Karnataka and that he has such a lot of influence on at least 13 Assembly members that they will do Mallya’s bidding. Mallya also gets along well with Sharad Pawar and the Congress is aware of it.