MEA Slams Epstein Email Claims After Congress Targets Modi

The email in question was sent by Epstein on July 6, 2017, to an individual identified only as 'Jabor Y.' in documents released by the US Department of Justice.

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The email in question was sent by Epstein on July 6, 2017, to an individual identified only as 'Jabor Y.' in documents released by the US Department of Justice.

mea slams epstein email claims after congress targets modi

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses the press. Photo: Screenshot via PTI Videos.

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has strongly rejected references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recently released Jeffrey Epstein files, labelling them as baseless claims from a “convicted criminal”.

“We have seen reports of an email message from the so-called Epstein files that has a reference to the Prime Minister and his visit to Israel,” the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement.

“Beyond the fact of the Prime Minister’s official visit to Israel in July 2017, the rest of the allusions in the email are little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal, which deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt.”

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera sparked the controversy with a tweet on Saturday, calling it a "matter of national shame." He alleged that an Epstein email claimed Modi took Epstein's "advice and danced and sang in Israel for the benefit of the US president," adding, "IT WORKED!".

Khera demanded answers on the alleged advice, its purpose, and what "worked," linking to a US Department of Justice document.

The email in question was sent by Epstein on July 6, 2017, to an individual identified only as "Jabor Y." in documents released by the US Department of Justice.

In the email, Epstein offered advice about how Qatar should respond to regional tensions. The reference to Modi appeared as point number 8 in a numbered list within the email, stating "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 identity of "Jabor Y." remains unclear in the released documents. According to reporting by Reason magazine, Epstein was in contact with an influential man in Qatar referred to only as Jabor Y. In November 2016, Epstein apologized to Jabor for canceling an audience that Jabor had arranged with Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar, citing too much work around the election.

Epstein died in a New York jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He had earlier served 13 months in custody in Florida following a controversial 2008 plea deal on charges of procuring a minor for prostitution.

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