Claim: A cheque for Rs. 35 crore was issued as donation to the BJP by Vijay Mallya in 2016 before he fled to London.
Fact-check: Vijay Mallya did not contribute Rs. 35 crores to BJP in the year 2016. - FACTLY
Verdict: according to the information available on the election commission of india website regarding donations received by various political parties in the 2016-17 fiscal year, the bjp received a total of five hundred and twenty-eight crore rupees  in donations. however, neither the name of vijay mallya nor the names of the companies related to mallya are mentioned anywhere in the list of those who have given these donations to the bjp. moreover, the signature on the cheque shared in the post is also not that of vijay mallya. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-02-20T10:46:08