The Congress on Wednesday said it had conclusive proof that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje favoured Lalit Modi, and released a signed version of her secret affidavit to court supporting the former IPL chief's immigration application to the UK in 2011.
"She has been lying all along. The prime minister has no choice but to sack her," senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh told reports this evening.
Vasundhara Raje is yet to comment on the documents released by Lalit Modi last week. Sources close to her had maintained that the documents were unsigned and therefore, unverified.
In the document, Ms Raje says: "I make this statement in support of any immigration application that Lalit Modi makes, but do so on the strict condition that my assistance will not become known to the Indian authorities."
The document is dated 18 August 2011, nearly a year after allegations of corruption surfaced against Lalit Modi in connection with the multi-billion dollar IPL or Indian Premier League.