New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday strongly dismissed reports emerging from the so-called Epstein files that made references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his official visit to Israel, describing the claims as baseless and contemptible.

In a statement issued on January 31, the MEA spokesperson said the government had taken note of an email message purportedly linked to the Epstein files that mentioned the Prime Minister’s Israel visit. The spokesperson clarified that while the Prime Minister did undertake an official visit to Israel in July 2017, all other insinuations contained in the email were entirely without merit.

“Beyond the fact of the Prime Minister’s official visit to Israel in July 2017, the rest of the allusions in the email are........

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