Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden, Narendra Modi and other world leaders gather for a group photo on the second day of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Getty Images) Last month, Canada said Mr Shah, who is the right-hand man of Mr Modi, was behind plots ...

Earlier, responding to the Canadian media report, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “We do not normally comment on media reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.

Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government has denied linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, EAM Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval to criminal activities within Canada, including the killing of Khalistani terr

In a big statement, Canada has denied any role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, EAM S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval in its internal matters over Nijjar killing.

In response to the report in Canadian newspaper The Gloabe and Mail, citing an unnamed official, external Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such "ludicrous statements" should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve.

The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail published a report claiming that Prime Minister Modi, National Security Advisor and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, had been informed about a plan to assassinate Nijjar.

Canadian media said the agencies believe PM Modi was aware of the Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing plot, but also acknowledged that they have no evidence for it.

Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties, said External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said a Canadian report claiming Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a "smear campaign".

A report in The Globe and Mail claims India’s NSA and external affairs minister were aware of a plot to assassinate Hardeep Singh Nijjar.