Proud of him: Narayana Murthy on Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin

October 25, 2022 08:46 am | Updated 09:17 am IST - New Delhi

Rishi Sunak set to become U.K.’s first British-Asian Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak set to become U.K.’s first British-Asian Prime Minister. | Photo Credit: Reuters

"We are proud of him and wish him success," Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said in his first comments on the elevation of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister.

Mr. Sunak, 42, on Sunday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin.

"Congratulations to Rishi. We are proud of him and we wish him success," Mr, Murthy said in first reaction emailed to PTI. "We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom."

The son of a pharmacist mother and doctor father, Mr. Sunak was educated at one of England's most renowned schools, Winchester, and then Oxford. Mr. Sunak spent three years at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and later gained an MBA from Stanford in California, where he met his wife Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy.

Mr. Sunak married Akshata in 2009 and the couple has two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.