UK Elections 2024: Uncovering Rishi Sunak’s India connection in 10 points
PTC News Desk: On October 25, 2022, Rishi Sunak wrote history by becoming the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to be of Indian descent. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is posing a serious threat to Mr. Sunak’s Conservative Party in the forthcoming July 4 elections.
Here are the top 10 things to know about Rishi Sunak’s relationship with India before the important polls:
1. May 12, 1980, saw the birth of Rishi Sunak in Southampton, Hampshire. Indian-born Yashvir Sunak and Usha Sunak are his parents. His mother, Usha, owned a pharmacy, while his father worked as a general practitioner for the National Health Service. In the 1960s, they both moved to the UK from East Africa.
2. Mr. Sunak attended Winchester College and Oxford University to study economics, philosophy, and politics. In addition, he pursued his MBA at Stanford University in the US as a Fulbright Scholar.
3. Rishi Sunak is wed to Akshata Murty, a Rajya Sabha MP, and the daughter of Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy. Anoushka and Krishna are Rishi and Akshata’s two daughters together.
4. He was elected to the Richmond (Yorks) legislature in 2015. Previously, on the Bhagavad Gita in Parliament, he was the first member of parliament from the United Kingdom to take an oath.
5. He has frequently discussed his Hindu background and how his family reaffirmed their cultural values to him.
6. He celebrated Diwali at 10 Downing Street with his wife and family, and the previous year he even gave a reception for members of parliament, Bollywood celebrities, and members of the Indian diaspora.
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7. Rishi Sunak would frequently travel to Bengaluru with his wife and two kids to meet his in-laws before taking office as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
8. During his 2022 PM campaign, Mr. Sunak faced criticism for his opulent home, pricey outfits, and designer shoes. He later claimed, though, that in addition to urging him to be obedient, the Bhagavad Gita frequently comes to his aid in trying times.
9. Like the majority of Indians, Sunak enjoys playing cricket to keep in shape. He shocked online users in April of this year by participating in a net session with the national cricket squad.
10. In addition to his involvement in politics, Mr. Sunak has enjoyed great success in business. According to reports, he worked with companies from Bengaluru to Silicon Valley and co-founded a firm. According to a May report, Rishi Sunak and his spouse’s personal wealth increased by 122 million pounds in the previous year to reach 651 million pounds.
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