New Delhi, March 10 -- Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has directed the Citizenship Commission to cancel the Vanuatu passport issued to IPL founder Lalit Modi.
According to reports, and online images of a purported press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office, PM Napat 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.
"I have instructed the Citizenship Commission to immediately begin proceedings to cancel Mr Modi's Vanuatu passport," the PM is quoted as saying in the press release.
"While all standard background checks, including Interpol screenings, conducted during his application showe...