Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat accused the former IPL commissioner of using the Island nation’s citizenship to escape arrest and extradition. Mr Napat’s instruction to the Citizenship Commission to cancel Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport came after Indian authorities requested an Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation) alert against the businessman. Indian authorities rejected the Interpol alert due to the lack of sufficient evidence. Earlier, VanUatu also rejected another fugitive businessman, Nirav Modi’s citizenship application. He attempted to obtain a Vanuaton passport nearly three months before the Rs 13,600-crore money laundering scandal in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) came to light. Under the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme, Vanuuatu has listed strict rules and guidelines for granting citizenship. None of those legitimate reasons include attempting to avoid extradition, which the recent facts brought to light clearly indicate was Mr Modi’s intention, he added. Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.