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's Citizenship Commission will await the court's outcome before proceeding with citizenship revocation.
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