UK PM Rishi Sunak: United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his idol Akshata Murthy were recently on a visit to India for the G20 summit, and they also visited several sites in Delhi, including the iconic Akshardham temple in the national capital.
UK’s first Indian-origin PM
UK PM Rishi Sunak was recently elected Prime Minister, he is the first Indian-origin PM of UK. Sunak is also the son-in-law of Indian businessman Narayan Murthy, who founded the multi-million tech company Infosys, which made his daughter Akshata Murthy the First Lady of Britain.
When did both of them get married?
Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy both received higher education in their respective fields, and got married before Sunak decided to explore the world of politics. Here’s all you need to know about the educational qualifications of the UK PM and his wife.
Educational Qualification of UK PM Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak was born in a Punjabi Sindhi family in Southampton, England. He went to school at Winchester College and later graduated from the prestigious Lincoln College, Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Later he received an MBA degree from Stanford University. After working as an investment banker for several years, he decided to join politics and was elected MP for Richmond, Yorkshire.
Educational Qualification of UK First Lady Akshata Murthy
Akshata Murthy is the daughter of Infosys founder Narayan Murthy and education pioneer Sudha Murthy. Akshata completed her schooling from Baldwin Girls High School in Bangalore, Karnataka. She later went to Claremont McKenna College in California to study economics and French.
Akshata Murthy later decided to pursue a degree in clothing manufacturing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and then pursued an MBA from Stanford University, where Rishi Sunak was also a professor. Both Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy, despite being UK citizens, have remained in touch with their Indian roots, and have been celebrating several Hindu festivals at their official Prime Minister’s residence.
Couples offered prayers at Akshardham temple in Delhi.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in India these days. Rishi Sunak, who came to India to attend the G-20 summit, reached Akshardham Temple in Delhi. He reached here with his wife Akshata Murthy. He had darshan of Swami Narayan here and offered prayers, the picture of which has come out. Amidst light rain, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reached Akshardham temple and offered prayers with his wife. Both of them folded hands and prayed to God.
There were strong security arrangements all around
A senior police officer said that barricades had already been put up in the area, and investigation was being done in view of the G20 summit. He said that adequate number of security personnel were deployed for the visit of the British Prime Minister. It is noteworthy that PM Modi met Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Saturday and discussed ways to deepen trade relations and promote investment.