India's envoy to Canada, who is being expelled over what Ottawa says are links to the murder of a Sikh leader, insisted in an interview he was innocent and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wrecked bilateral political ties,

The Canadian prime minister criticized India Wednesday over its alleged interference in the "safety and sovereignty of Canada."

Ottawa’s allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist were ‘politically motivated’, Sanjay Kumar Verma said.