Hardeep Puri hid email links to Epstein and family Soros ties?

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The post incorrectly claims that opposition parties released photos of Hardeep Singh Puri meeting Jeffrey Epstein, and claims regarding the exact number of emails exchanged between them remain unproven. However, key details in the post check out. Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter co-founded a hedge fund that managed $200 million for George Soros's firm, as reported by The News Minute. Additionally, BJP leaders have publicly denounced Soros as an enemy of India.

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Checked 21 Oct 2026
Main source: Thenewsminute

The post we checked

Replug | The opposition has now released photos of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meeting Jeffrey Epstein. Our earlier investigation had already…

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What's concerning

Doesn't add up

Hardeep Singh Puri stated there was only one email exchange with Jeffrey Epstein, but released emails show multiple direct correspondences between them in 2014.

“In eight years, there are just two references and one email exchange (with Epstein) because these people introduced me” India Today, 2026-02-11

“In the newly released emails, Puri corresponded with Epstein not once, as he claims, but multiple times” Siasat, 2026-02-15

Hardeep Singh Puri response: “my interactions were entirely professional, related to the Independent Commission on Multilateralism and other international work” India Today

What we checked

The opposition released photos showing Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meeting Jeffrey Epstein.“The release of a photograph of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has triggered fresh questions from the Opposition”The Hindu

Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter managed $200 million for George Soros.“The daughter of Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri co-founded a hedge fund that was selected by Soros Fund Management LLC – the principal asset manager for OSF itself – to manage funds to the tune of $200…”Thenewsminute

Department of Justice-released records show at least 62 email exchanges between Hardeep Singh Puri and Jeffrey Epstein between June 2014 and June 2017.No reliable source found for this yet.

The International Peace Institute received $650,000 from Epstein-related entities during Hardeep Singh Puri's tenure there.No reliable source found for this yet.

What each side says

The oppositionThe opposition accused Puri of lying about his communications with Epstein and demanded his resignation. The Hindu

Short version

🌗 PARTLY TRUE 👉 The post incorrectly claims that opposition parties released photos of Hardeep Singh Puri meeting Jeffrey Epstein, and claims regarding the exact number of emails exchanged between them remain unproven. 👉 Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter co-founded a hedge fund that managed $200 million for George Soros's firm, as reported by The News Minute. 📰 Source: The Hindu 🔎 Full check: send this post to @checkthis.chat