
‘Who’s U.S. blackmailing?’ asks Rahul Gandhi over timing of Epstein-Puri photo release
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the timing of a photograph showing Indian External Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meeting Jeffrey Epstein, asking who in the United States might be blackmailing India. Several opposition figures also challenged Puri’s explanation of his interactions with Epstein, raising the issue while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Mumbai for official talks.