Social media and TV channels in India have been flooded with comments and reactions to the success of 42-year-old Sunak, who has spoken publicly about his Indian roots and Hindu faith. New Delhi businessman Manoj Garg said: “It is a moment of pride for India that the country that ruled us for many years now has a prime minister of Indian heritage.” said. Sunak, who went down in history as the country’s first prime minister from an ethnic minority, was also Britain’s first black prime minister.
“INDIAN SON BORN OVER THE EMPIRE”
About Sunak, whose prime ministry aroused a sense of pride among Indians, New Delhi Television reported, “The son of India was born upon the empire.” commented.
Congratulating Sunak on Twitter, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looked forward to “working closely together on global issues”.
Some social media users shared that Sunak’s post was particularly gratifying for the country as India celebrated 75 years of independence from British colonial rule.
Those who said that Sunak did not hesitate to embrace his faith and Indian culture congratulated him for being a “proud Hindu”.
Videos were shared on Twitter showing Sunak taking an oath of allegiance as a parliamentarian to the Hindu scripture Bhagvad Gita in 2020.
“My CULTURAL HERITAGE IS INDIAN”
“I am purely British, this is my home and country, but my cultural heritage is Indian,” Sunak told reporters in 2020. he said.
Former Finance Minister Sunak, who struggled to replace Prime Minister Liz Truss, who resigned from the party leadership on October 20, became the new leader of the party and also the new prime minister of the country, after her rival Penny Mordount withdrew from the leadership race by stating that she supported him.
Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton in 1980, the eldest of three children to an Indian family who immigrated to England from East Africa in the 1960s. (AA)