Vasundhara Raje 'admits' to signing affidavit supporting Lalit Modi: Report

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje has "admitted" to BJP leaders that she indeed signed an affidavit to back former IPL boss Lalit Modi's application for resident status in UK, Times Now reported on Thursday. Raje has told BJP brass that "she signed documents as a friend of Lalit Modi", Times Now said quoting party sources. The document, purportedly signed by Raje in 2011, and filed by Modi's immigration attorney Ghersons with the UK authorities endorsed Modi's claim that he faced political persecution in India. Hence, he deserved to be given resident status. Raje said she was making the statement on the condition that it wouldn't be known to Indian authorities. This contradicts Raje's claim that she signed no statement to aid Modi, who she acknowledged as a long-time friend, in any immigration matter. Although the statement was circulated by Modi's counsel Mehmood Abdi last week, Raje had disputed the authenticity of the document citing that it did not bear her signature. NDTV