India, March 10 -- Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has ordered the Citizenship Commission to cancel Lalit Modi's passport, citing the rejection of Indian authorities' request for an Interpol alert due to insufficient evidence."I have instructed the Citizenship Commission to immediately begin proceedings to cancel Mr. Modi's Vanuatu passport," Napat said in a statement.

He said that while background checks showed no criminal convictions, he was recently informed that Interpol had rejected Indian requests for an alert on Lalit Modi due to insufficient evidence, which would have led to the rejection of his citizenship application.

"While all standard background checks, including Interpol screenings, conducted during his application sho...