Lalit Modi challenges Vanuatu government's decision to revoke his passport in court. Modi, currently in Vanuatu, has appealed the cancellation of his citizenship. India's high commission in London had refused his request to surrender his Indian passport.

Vanuatu, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, on Monday announced its decision to cancel citizenship for Indian businessman and fugitive Lalit Modi. Shortly after the Indian media was flooded with the news,

NEW DELHI- Vanuatu has canceled the passport of former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi, citing concerns that he was using it to evade extradition to India. Prime Minister Jotham Napat emphasized that citizenship is a privilege, not a right, and ordered its revocation.