Patna, July 17 -- Former Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma on Friday said the ongoing crackdown on organised crime networks will have a direct positive impact on the Indian community in Canada, while calling the earlier diplomatic crisis "motivated by political perspective."

In an interview with ANI, Verma said most people of Indian origin in Canada are Canadian citizens, with some holding Indian citizenship, and they bore the brunt of extortion, trafficking and drug-related crimes linked to Khalistani elements.

"Absolutely, they will," Verma said when asked if the community would feel the impact.

"Money was extorted from them by going to their homes and threatening them. So, if that extortion decreases in any way, ...