‘Spreading misinformation: BJP says ‘zero evidence’ links PM Modi to Epstein, calls Congress claim fake

BJP accuses Congress of twisting Epstein files to smear PM Modi

• BJP denies Congress claims linking PM Modi to Epstein, calls them fabricated
• Congress accused of editing Epstein email to falsely implicate PM Modi
• India formally rejected references to Modi in Epstein files as baseless

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress of spreading misinformation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by “twisting” a generic email fragment from investigative files linked to Jeffrey Epstein into a political smear. The party maintained that there is “zero evidence” of any direct or indirect interaction between Modi and Epstein.

The BJP’s response came after the Congress shared a post on X, along with a link to the US Department of Justice website, claiming that the prime minister’s name had surfaced in the Epstein files and demanding a clarification.

Rejecting the allegation, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra termed the Congress’s post a “fraud” and accused the party of editing the content to damage the prime minister’s image and harm India’s global reputation.

“The Congress added the words, 'his advice' in Jeffrey Epstein's email by editing it to portray as if Prime Minister Modi took some advice from him. These words were not in the (original) email. Congress added these words by fraudulently editing the email,” Patra charged.

“There will be consequences of such fraud. Such kind of 420 (cheating) is taken into cognizance and punished,” he added, saying the public would respond to what he described as a “fabricated” social media post.

On January 31, India formally rejected references to Prime Minister Modi in the Epstein-related files, calling them “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal” deserving “the utmost contempt”. The remarks followed the release of new files related to the convicted sex trafficker by US authorities.

“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,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

BJP IT department head Amit Malviya also flagged the Congress post as “fake news”, calling its claims a “gross distortion of the facts”.

“The 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 US President is a gross distortion of the facts,” Malviya said.

He added that none of the documents released by the US House Oversight Committee show that Modi sought or received any advice from Epstein. “Verified records contain no reference to Epstein's 'advice', no mention of dancing or singing, and no statement claiming 'IT WORKED!',” Malviya said, alleging that the details were “entirely fabricated”.

Malviya said Modi’s 2017 Israel visit focused on defence, technology and trade, and accused the Congress of twisting a generic email fragment into a political smear while ignoring Epstein’s history as a habitual name-dropper.

“Demand evidence, not propaganda. The documents simply do not support these wild allegations or this fake narrative,” he added.