Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has instructed the Citizenship Commission to revoke Lalit Modi's passport following Indian authorities' requests for an Interpol alert, which were rejected due to insufficient evidence.

Shortly after Vanuatu News outlet Vanuatu Post reported that the Prime Minister of the country, Jotham Napat, had asked the Citizenship Commission to cancel Lalit Modi's citizenship, the former IPL boss cited another news report which said that the commission would await the outcome of the court before making any decision.

In 2020, revenue from its ‘golden passport’ scheme was Vanuatu’s single-largest source of income. Revocation of Lalit Modi’s citizenship has brought country of islands into spotlight.