Bengaluru Information: Former Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak, just lately visited the revered Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Bengaluru, Karnataka, accompanied by his spouse, Akshata Murty, and her mother and father, Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy and philanthropist Sudha Murty.
#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Former Prime Minister of Britain, Rishi Sunak, his spouse Akshata Murthy, creator, philanthropist, and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy, and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy supply prayers at Nanjangudu Sri Raghavendra Swami’s Math.
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Movies on social media confirmed the household attending the aarti collectively. Notably, Akshata had visited the mutt in February this 12 months along with her daughters, Anoushka and Krishna, and her mother and father whereas being the First Woman of Britain. Her Bengaluru go to had garnered plenty of reactions.
VIDEO | Former UK PM Rishi Sunak visits Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Bengaluru, together with spouse Akshata Murthy, and in-laws Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy.
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Rishi Sunak On His Indian Roots And Being A ‘Proud Hindu’
The primary British Prime Minister of Hindu origin, he has spoken overtly about his cultural roots. “I’m massively pleased with my Indian roots and my connections to India…being a proud Hindu means I’ll all the time have a connection to India and the folks of India,” Sunak as soon as remarked.
Sunak, who was born and raised in Southampton, England, has ancestral ties to India which have lengthy resonated with Indians. Final 12 months, he visited the Akshardham Temple in Delhi with Akshata, the place they carried out rituals and interacted with the temple’s swamis in the course of the G20 Summit go to.
On the final weekend of the UK normal election marketing campaign, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty had visited London’s iconic BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, popularly generally known as Neasden Temple.
In 2023, Sunak had attended a Ram Katha at Cambridge College on India’s Independence Day, stating, “I’m right here not as a Prime Minister however as a Hindu.”
In 2022, Sunak rose to management because the Conservative Get together’s head, succeeding Liz Truss after her temporary 45-day tenure.
Nevertheless, his tenure ended when the Labour Get together, led by Keir Starmer, secured a sweeping victory, bringing an finish to the Conservative Get together’s 14-year governance. Labour secured 412 seats, leaving the Conservatives, often known as Tories, with simply 121 seats within the Home of Commons.
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