Gravitas Plus: The untold story of Rishi Sunak

Erudite lawmaker banker Chancellor and now Prime Minister meets Rishi Sanak, Britain's new leader, he took office on October 25 and has been in the headlines ever since, there are reports about his beliefs, his policies, his origins, your lifestyle interests, your habits, you name it and there's a good chance there's already a

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about it, but how much of it is fact and how much is fiction? For example, does it really belong to India? Is he really the youngest British Prime Minister of all time? Is he really richer than King Charles himself? Don't stop asking these questions, so we decided to help you.

Hello and welcome to Gravitas. Also, my name is Priyanka Sharma and this is the

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of Rishi Sunak, the 57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the third Prime Minister in nine months and the fifth. prime minister in six years sonak is also a man of many firsts he has broken many records related to the highest office for starters he is the youngest prime minister with the fastest journey at just 42 years of age he is just a year younger than tony Blair in 1997 or David Cameron when he took office in 2010, but is he the youngest in British history?

Not nearly 200 years ago someone much younger than Rishi Sunak took his place at the helm of power. His name was William Pitt. He became prime minister. at the age of only 24 years old. and this makes sonak the youngest prime minister in the last 200 years, no pun intended, next question how come he is the fastest right wing prime minister? Well, his rise to power has been the fastest in the modern era. was elected to parliament in 2015 and in just seven years he held the highest office, this is another record in itself, but only in the modern era remember that William Pitt again holds the record for the fastest journey - he became first minister in two years. years after entering Parliament, he truly was a prodigy, as they say, Sunak, although a little older, is no less.

Just look at what he has accomplished. He is the first non-white Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first First Minister of Yorkshire, the first Black Prime Minister, the first. Prime Minister born of immigrants, the first British Asian Prime Minister and the first Prime Minister of Indian origin, the first Prime Minister who is a practicing Hindu and, strangely enough, the first millennial Prime Minister, was born just five months into the decade 1980, these are all outstanding achievements that are being praised around the world, but one of them more than others has to do with its Indian origins.

A fact that many Indians revel in the reaction has been overwhelming and also a bit humorous. Some are publishing media showing slippers left by visitors outside. 10 Downing Street, some can't help but grin at his apparent resemblance to Ashish Nehra, the former Indian left-arm fast bowler. A common thread in these memes is that Indians are excited because Rishi Sunak was caught in court, one of them, but is it really him? really indian, not sonak is a british citizen, has a british passport, was born in southampton england, educated at winchester college england and got his degree from oxford university england so forgive me for killing the vibe but even freddie mercury It was more Indian. that Rishi sonak is yes, he can refer to himself as if he has Indian roots, but remember that is pre-independence undivided India, not today's India.

His family was Punjabi Qatari with roots in Gujaratavala, a queen city north of Lahore in present-day Pakistan, and that is not the case. The ten years before India was partitioned, Sunak's grandparents moved to Kenya - in fact, his father was born in the capital, Nairobi, and moved to England only in 1966, where he married Usha Sonak, a daughter of Indian immigrants who was born in Tanganyika, which later became part of Tanzania Now, if we go by Twitter terminology, we wonder what makes him Indian, Pakistani or East African. I am sure the debate will not end soon, but the only respite for Indians is that Sunnah is a devout Hindu, in fact, immediately after assuming the position he held. a Diwali celebration at 10 Downing not only that after his first speech as prime minister the paparazzi saw a red thread on his wrist, a sacred thread known as kalava that is used for ritual purposes, in August this year he observed Janmashtami, another sacred Indian festival he celebrated, was accomplished by visiting the Iskcon temple in Watford, where he also worshiped a cow, and then in 2017, when he was elected to Parliament, he took an oath on the Bhagavad-gita, a Hindu holy book, so which, to put it simply,

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has never hidden his religion. identity, he has always worn his religion on his sleeve, he is Hindu and proud, you might be wondering what that has to do with him being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Well, for Indians who were ruled by the British for 200 years, that's just Poetic Justice. A dark Hindu now runs his country, but how did he get here? How did a son of immigrants get the highest position in the United Kingdom? The short answer is Merit. You see, Rishi Sunak is no ordinary politician, he is a capable leader. with a stellar record, in fact his heritage is of no interest to the average Briton, they favored him on the basis of his skill and ability not only in his political life but also in the many jobs he previously did, including at school, He had the reputation.

From being a perfectionist, he was a leader, the first of Indian origin, in interviews his former classmates said they always expected Sunak to do something, they say he was a conservative in every sense of the word, not just in his perspective but also in his behavior, he was a practicing Hindu who avoided meat, a non-drinker who was not distracted by the charm of pubs and a reasonable debater who always associated with conservatives, in addition to this, sunach took classes on the ways Towards Power, a course aimed at helping students understand power and how to wield it effectively.

Another life-changing milestone during his tenure was the fact that he met his wife, Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Narayan Murti, the founder of the Indian technology company Infosys. They had classmates at the time and were considerate. quite a powerful couple in 2019 he became chief secretary to the Treasury in 2020 he became chancellor of the exchequer and then in July 2022 he ran for the Conservative leadership bid and in October 2022 of course he became first minister, was appointed to the position. By King Charles, interestingly, he may also be the first Prime Minister richer than the monarch of Great Britain.

His estimated net worth along with his wife is around $830 million, which is more than double the estimated wealth of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla. Another issue, of course, is that his wife Akshita Multi's name came up in a Tax Deal scandal. Well, one would hope that the matter would be resolved now that he is prime minister, which brings us to the most important question: what kind of prime minister is he going to be? changes he is going to bring to the UK for a start, he is a man who means business, his first day in office saw him purge his Conservative opponents from the government, not only did he mock his predecessors with faint praise, Liz said Truss had the right idea. to improve the British economy but she was not up to the task her message to Boris Johnson was no less brutal in a witty critique she said Johnson had become Britain's prime minister and not its president and for himself He said that the mandate he obtained was not a personal one and belonged to all who trusted him.

Now you can forgive him for gloating a little there, but you see, this self-confidence is contagious and that is just what Gran Britain needs to remember right now that its economy is in the doldrums a former director of a banker hedge fund A manager who studied in Silicon Valley and is married to the daughter of a business magnet may be just what Britain needs to get out of the big mess you are currently in.