Earlier, PM Vanuatu ordered the Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued by Lalit Modi.
Lolita Kumar Modi, a former IPL chief, was in the news for his citizenship and passport. Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Vanuata Jotham Napat ordered the Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued by Modi, saying that the fugitive was trying to avoid his extradition. However, a few hours later, the 61-year-old shared his shooting from the island nation Vanuat. He wrote to X, “Vanuato is a great country. You must put on your bucket list. Check out his tweet here:
Vanuata is a beautiful country. You should put on your bucket list. Away from all pollution and noise. A truly heavenly country. #Vanuatu pic.twitter.com/gtbzmhnkul
– Lolita Kumar Modi (@Lalitkmodi) March 10, 2025
On March 7, Modi addressed the Indian Verkhovna Commission in London to hand over his Indian passport. He left India in 2010 and is said to live in London. Now that Modi’s request for the abolition of the Indian passport is accepted, he may become an illegal alien in the UK, as Vanuat also abolishes his citizenship. Indian law enforcement agencies in connection with the allegations that he participated in the theft of the Rs Circle, due to the allegations that he participated in the theft of Rs Certain as the chief boss of IPL.
What did Vanuat say?
As Per An Official Media Release by Vanuatu, Its PM Stated, “I have instructed the CitizenShip Commission to canuatu passports. BackGround Checks, Including Interpol Screenings, Conducted During His Application Showed No Criminal Convictions, I Have Made Aware in the Past 24 Hours that interp Alert Notice On Lalit Modi is due to the lack of significant court evidence, “the statement said.
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The release also states that “the Prime Minister emphasized that the Vanuat passport is a privilege, not the right, and the applicants must seek citizenship for legal reasons.” People familiar with this issue stated that India had sent a request from the Vanuatu government to cancel the Modi passport along with certain details of his case.
