Lalit Modi visa row: Sushma Swaraj is being targeted to weaken Modi govt, says Shiv Sena

Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Monday said that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is currently embroiled in deep controversy surrounding the support given by her to former IPL chairman Lalit Modi, is being targeted to weaken the Modi government.

Exuding full confidence and faith in Sushma Swaraj, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, “Sushma Swaraj is being targeted to weaken the Modi govt; Shiv Sena has complete faith in her.”

Swaraj had yesterday said that she had taken a humanitarian view of Lalit Modi's case since his wife was suffering from cancer.

She further said that British MP Keith Vaz had spoken to her on the same, adding she believes that giving an Indian citizen 'emergency travel documents' cannot spoil relations between India and the UK.

Vaz, who is facing an inquiry in the UK over the role he played in Modi receiving his travel papers, said that he had checked with the Indian Government before taking any action and added that he had received a 'no objection' from New Delhi.