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Who is Rishi Sunak, who can replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister? Everything you need to know about Indian-origin British politician
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s troubles are increasing over a drinking party held at the Prime Minister’s Office Downing Street during the Covid-19 lockdown in May 2020.
Since the entire country was locked in homes due to the lockdown imposed due to the surge in corona cases, but the Prime Minister of the country himself was involved in a drinking party, the opposition is demanding Boris Johnson to leave the post of Prime Minister of the Country.
Let us tell you, the navel coronavirus discovered in December 2019 had just started spreading rapidly in the UK at that time. According to UK Corona Statistics, at that time 2000 to 25000 corona cases were being found daily, and at that time there was a ban on organizing public functions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the country.
While expressing regret in this matter, Johnson has also admitted that he had attended that drinking party. Johnson said, “I thought the event was within the scope of his work-related events“.
In his statement to the House of Commons, Johnson said, “I am sorry for all this has happened and I want to apologize”.
“I know lakhs of people have made extraordinary sacrifices in this country in the last 18 months” he added.
I know how the people of this country must feel about me and the government led by me when they think that the rules makers in Downing Street are not following the rules properly – he further said.
In the midst of all this matter, a leading UK online gambling company ‘Betfair’ has claimed that Boris Johnson will soon resign from the PM post and will be replaced by Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, who is serving as finance minister of the country in the current government. After all this, Rishi Sunak has become an overnight topic. People are very curious to know about him. Here we gonna tell you everything about Indian-origin British politician, who can replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister?
Who is Rishi Sunak?
Parents, and Family
Currently serving as UK’s Finance Minister, 41-years old Rishi Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in Southampton, hemisphere, South England to Indian Hindu Punjabi parents, Yashvir and Usha Pathak. Rishi also has 2 younger siblings. His parents are also not Indian-borns. His father Yashvir was born in Kenya, while his mother was born in Tanzania. Actually, his grandparents emigrated to East Africa before India’s independence, and in the 1960s his parents emigrated to the UK. Rishi Sunak has two daughters.
Rishi Sunak Net Worth
The MP for Richmond has previously topped MP rich lists thanks to his affluent previous career as a banker. As an MP, Rishi Sunak’s base salary is £79,468, excluding his Chancellor’s salary of £71,090. However, The Sun estimates he is worth more than ten times these salaries combined. The publication alleged he has a total net worth of £200 million.
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Rishi Sunak’s Infosys Connection
You will be surprised to know, India’s leading IT Company Infosys founder N.r. Narayana Murthy is the father-in-law of Rishi Sunak. Akshata Murthy is his wife. Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy met while studying at Stanford University and have two daughters.
(With Agency Inputs)