Prithviraj Chavan hints ‘Marathi man’ may be PM in a month

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Monday claimed that if the names mentioned in the controversial Jaffery Epstein files be made public, it could cause a political earthquake in the country due to which a “Marathi man” might become the Prime Minister of India.

Tweeting about the matter on his X handle, Chavan tagged the official X handles of the Maharashtra Congress, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

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“If the information in the ‘Epstein Files’ currently circulating in America comes out, it could cause a major earthquake in Indian politics. In this political upheaval, we may see a Marathi man become the Prime Minister of the country by next month,” Chavan tweeted on X.

However, when media persons asked Chavan about “Which Marathi man could become the Prime Minister during a press conference at Karad,” Chavan kept the suspense alive by saying nothing more than, “You find out now”.

Chavan said that the Epstein Files issue is of global significance. “A big businessman in America called Jeffrey Epstein did a lot of illegal activities. It is an issue which involves the leaders of all political parties and he made them do questionable things. The names of all big political leaders have come up in America. President Trump’s name is also in the list. Therefore, Trump may have to resign. The Election Commission has very strict criteria there,” Chavan said.

“The US Congress is after Trump. It is asking for the names to be revealed but Trump is not doing so because too many very high profile people will get into trouble. The US Congress has been after Trump for six months and 10,000 documents have been seized. Information in these documents could be revealed,” Chavan said.

According to Chavan, US President Donald Trump has signed the ‘Epstein Files Transparency Act’. After this, the Justice Department will now have to release all files and information related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes and his death in prison in 2019, within 30 days, Chavan said.

Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier, with alleged ties to Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, who was accused of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of underage minor girls and selling their services to high profile global figures, as part of an alleged blackmail operation to entrap high profile global figures.

Epstein moved in the circles of billionaires, politicians, celebrities and scientists. In 2019, while his sex trafficking trial was underway, Epstein supposedly died in prison. It was officially ruled a suicide, but Epstein’s death has raised many questions, including whether he is actually alive and still operating his bank account from Israel.

‘The Epstein Files’ primarily refer to court documents related to a defamation lawsuit filed in 2015 by one of Epstein’s dead victims Virginia Roberts Giuffre against Epsteins’s partner and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

At the press conference, Chavan also criticised the Election Commission of India for chaos in organising the local civic body elections in Maharashtra. “The Election Commission has created a mess.

If there was no preparation, then why did they bother to hold the elections? Elections are even being postponed at some places. The Maharashtra state government is entirely responsible for this mess”.

“The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are openly hinting at cash during election campaign meetings. Is this in line with the code of conduct?” Chavan questioned.

“Where is the code of conduct now? The Election Commission has become a puppet of the government. Therefore, the ruling party is acting arbitrarily,” Chavan stated.