Vanuatu Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday directed the country`s Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued to former Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi, saying that the fugitive was attempting to avoid his extradition.

According to news agency PTI, Lalit Modi had filed an application with the Indian High Commission in London on March 7 to surrender his Indian passport. He is known to have acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, a South Pacific Island nation. The IPL founder had left India in 2010 and is learnt to have been living in London.