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Hours after Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting as a middleman of Anil Ambani in the Rafale jet deal citing a purported e-mail, Reliance Defence has said the "proposed MoU" mentioned the document had no connection whatsoever with the purchase of 36 fighter jets by India from France in a government to government agreement. The email cited by Rahul Gandhi in his fresh allegations on the Rafale deal was a reference to its cooperation with Airbus Helicopter and had "no connection" with the fighter jet contract, Reliance Defence said.

The Congress chief on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "treason" and violating the Official Secrets Act by acting as Anil Ambani's "middleman" in the Rafale jet contract, citing an email to claim the businessman was aware of the deal days before India and France signed it.