ISLAMABAD: India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, on Sunday posted an image on X mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, captioned “Trump’s puppet.”
The social media post comes after an email, released as part of the latest tranche of Epstein-related documents declassified by the US Department of Justice on Friday, claimed that the Indian prime minister “danced and sang” in Israel for the benefit of the US president following a meeting weeks earlier.
The declassified email from the Jeffrey Epstein files has triggered controversy in India, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to ingratiate himself with the United States president during a 2017 overseas visit, a claim seized upon by India’s opposition as deeply damaging and warranting public explanation.
Modi and Epstein
“The Indian Prime Minister Modi took advice and danced and sang in Israel for the benefit of the US President. They had met a few weeks ago. IT WORKED,” the email states.
The Congress reacted sharply, alleging that the disclosure points to a “deep and long-standing” association between Modi and Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose international connections continue to draw scrutiny.
Shameful for India
“Now it is clear that Prime Minister Modi has a very deep and long-standing connection with Jeffrey Epstein, which is shameful for India,” the Congress said in a post on its X account.
The party noted that Modi undertook an official visit to Israel from July 4 to 6, 2017, and that the email was dated just three days later. It further pointed out that the Indian prime minister had met Trump in Washington shortly before that visit, on June 25-26.
India’s Foreign Office dismissed the claims, rejecting the substance of the email while acknowledging the timing of the prime minister’s official travel.
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