OTTAWA — Two Liberal leadership committees unanimously decided to disqualify former MP Ruby Dhalla to become leader of the party on Friday, alleging that she breached no less than 10 violations of the rules including inaccurate financial reporting.

The party’s national director, Azam Ishmael, said in a statement that the decision followed “an extensive process and review” including interviews, questionnaires, and an opportunity for Dhalla to directly address the concerns to the committee members.

“After a thorough investigation, the Leadership Vote Committee and the Leadership Expense Committee, sitting jointly, unanimously determined that Dr. Dhalla was in breach of 10 violations of the National Leadership Rules, Leadership Vote Rules, and the Leadership Expense Rules,” Ishmael said.

“The violations include concerns about alleged violations of the Canada Elections Act, certain other election finance matters, non-disclosure of material facts, and inaccurate financial reporting,” he continued, adding that violations were “extremely serious.”

Dhalla dismissed the allegations against her as “baseless” and claimed they were an attack on her ethnic origin.

“I will not allow my campaign to be tarred with baseless allegations of foreign interference because of my Indian heritage and being the daughter of an immigrant,” she wrote on social media. “These types of comments are a direct attack on all immigrants, which I will now allow.