I am ready.”That was Hardeep Singh Puri in an email to American businessman Jeffrey Epstein and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman on November 13, 2014, prompting Epstein to exclaim that he knew Puri “would come around”. According to the emails released by DoJ, Epstein wrote to Puri on June 18, 2014, informing him that “Reid Hoffman is ready to come to India.” Puri replied on June 23: “Just saw your message on returning to Delhi, Jeffrey. Will be happy to assist/ facilitate Reid Hoffman’s visit.”Story continues below this adIn September 2014, Epstein introduced Puri to Hoffman in an email: “reid – hardeep . hardeep reid, . I spoke to Reid.” Puri replied: “Indeed, telepathy.

Source: Indian Express February 12, 2026 13:20 UTC