Chinmayi Sripaada wonders how many powerful Indians will be named in Epstein files after Deepak Chopra

Indian-American author and new-age guru Deepak Chopra, who is among a slew of prominent persons who have appeared in sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files, has apologised for his email exchanges with the latter. Many exchanges between the two were released in November last year, including a 2016 one where the then-69-year-old wrote to Epstein about enjoying the "younger, intellectually sharp and self-aware women".

The author has broken silence on the revelations and expressed deep sadness, saying the email exchanges reflect "poor judgment in tone". He also said that he regrets the exchanges as he understands how they read today. Chopra, however, clarified that he was neither involved nor participated in any criminal or exploitative conduct during the years of his friendship with the sex offender.

"I'm deeply saddened by the suffering of the victims in this case, and I unequivocally condemn abuse and exploitation in all forms. I want to be clear: I was never involved in, nor did I participate in, any criminal or exploitative conduct. Any contact I had was limited and unrelated to abusive activity. Some past email exchanges have surfaced that reflect poor judgment in tone. I regret that and understand how they read today, given what was publicly known at the time. My focus remains on supporting accountability, prevention, and efforts that protect and support survivors," Chopra tweeted.