Gurugram, May 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, in a rhetorical attack, levelled explosive allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming the PM's political autonomy has been compromised by sensitive information held in the United States.

Gandhi's argument centres on a dramatic claim that the Prime Minister's "history and character" are documented within 350,000 files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, files he alleged are being used as leverage by American leadership.

Adressing a gathering in Gurugram, Gandhi pointed specifically to recent US-India deals as evidence of coercion rather than cooperation.

Gandhi claimed that 3.5 lakh (350,000) files concerning Jeffrey Epstein are currently ...