India Rejects Jeffrey Epstein File Claims Involving Prime Minister; Congress-Led Opposition Demands Answers
India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday rejected claims circulating in media reports that link Prime Minister Narendra Modi to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying references to the Prime Minister in newly released U.S. investigative records relate only to his official visit to Israel in July 2017 and nothing beyond that.
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| File Photo: July 2017: PM Modi visits Israel; Via: OyeVivekk |
Our statement to clarify certain reports ⬇️
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 31, 2026
🔗 https://t.co/WvcGHeA01D pic.twitter.com/thmZFcNWsM
The clarification came after the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released a large tranche of material connected to Epstein, making public more than three million pages of records, over 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images.
This is truly scandalous. The PM himself MUST clarify immediately https://t.co/AxfIs9SH2K
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) January 31, 2026
Announcing the disclosures at a news conference, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the release fulfilled a transparency mandate passed by Congress last year and marked the conclusion of an extensive document identification and review process.
Extremely shameful!!
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 31, 2026
Narendra Modi’s name has surfaced in the Epstein files. America’s serial rapist, child sex offender, and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein wrote in an email on July 9, 2017: 👇
“The Indian Prime Minister Modi took advice and danced and sang in Israel for… pic.twitter.com/TTkO2Z7Sfi
Media attention in India focused on an email dated July 9, 2017, included in the released records, in which Epstein made remarks referring to Prime Minister Modi and his visit to Israel earlier that month.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the fact of the Prime Minister’s official visit was already a matter of public record, but rejected any suggestion of advice, influence or association implied in the email.
Statement by the Official Spokesperson to clarify certain reports:
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 31, 2026
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. Beyond the fact of the Prime Minister’s official visit to Israel in… pic.twitter.com/ZOZSwE1AZA
The issue triggered political exchanges online, with opposition leaders seeking an explanation from the Prime Minister and the government rejecting the allegations as unfounded.
🚨 Fake News Alert:
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 31, 2026
Congress’s sensational claim that Jeffrey Epstein wrote about Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly taking his “advice” to “dance and sing” in Israel for the benefit of a U.S. President is a gross distortion of the facts.
None of the Epstein documents… https://t.co/VYVZUKOBdy
Epstein, a former financier with ties to influential figures, died by suicide in a New York jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
He had earlier served 13 months in custody in Florida following a controversial plea deal in 2008.