LONDON: When Rishi Sunak, the first Indian origin took office as the Prime Minister of the UK, it is enough to see how deeply rooted Indian culture was in his maiden speech the other day. He was seen wearing the sacred red thread ‘Kalawa’ when he waved to the public from outside No 10 Downing Street. Rishi, who proudly displayed the sign of his culture before the world, held Indian culture even before he became the Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak, who won the general elections in 2017 administered the oath of office on Bhagavad Gita, the holy book of Hindus. Rishi Sunak did not hesitate to loudly proclaim his Hindu identity.

I am now a citizen of Britain, but my religion is Hindu. My religious and cultural heritage is Indian. "I am a Hindu and I am proud to say that my identity is a Hindu," he told the world about his faith in no uncertain terms.

Rishi Sunak visited the temple in UK with his Indian wife on the Janmashtami day. A picture of him performing cow worship with his wife in London was also released recently. We could see him worshipping cow and doing the aarti in the picture. The couple regularly visited the temple in Hampshire. It was Rishi Sunak's grandfather Ramdas Sunak who took the initiative to establish the Vedic Society Hindu Temple in Southampton. He also served as a trustee of the temple for a long time.

The rule of Britain, which was supposed to control the countries of the world including India, is now in the hands of Rishi Sunak. The 42-year-old Sunak took over as Britain's 57th Prime Minister with a declaration that tough measures would be needed to overcome the economic crisis facing the country. He is the youngest Prime Minister in the history of Britain in 200 years. He was also the first non-white British Prime Minister who followed the Hindu faith. It is also special that Rishi was elected as Prime Minister on Diwali day.

Rishi reached Buckingham Palace and was invited by Charles III to form the government. Rishi also started the process of forming a new cabinet. Sunak is Britain's third Prime Minister in a year. After the economic crisis in the country, Sunak got an opportunity when the 45-day administration ended and the Liz Truss resigned. Lis came to power by defeating Sunak, who was leading in the campaign, in the last round.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had been tipped to be Rishi's rival, announced withdrew from the fray. House of Commons Leader Penny Mordant, who first formally announced candidacy, withdrew after failing to receive the support of 100 MPs to submit a nomination. With this, Rishi came to the head of the party and the country without rivals. The appointment of Rishi was one of the most important constitutional duties performed by Charles III after the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Sunak is India's son-in-law as is married to Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's daughter Akshata. Has two children Krishna and Anoushka.

Rishi addressed the nation outside the Prime Minister's official residence No. 10 Downing Street after returning to London after meeting Charles III. He said that Liz had made some mistakes, but they were not with bad intentions. The correction of errors has already started at this moment. He vowed to lead the country into the future and fulfil the needs of the people beyond politics. The speech lasted for 5 minutes and 56 seconds. Rishi's was the second-longest address by a British prime minister since taking office in recent years. Boris Johnson's address in 2019 was 11 minutes and 13 seconds.