Posted on 10/24/2022 11:12:14 AM PDT by RandFan
As Rishi Sunak prepares to become the UK’s next prime minister at the start of the festival of Diwali – when Hindus pray to the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and success – in India some Hindus celebrated the fact that someone sharing their religion had reached such high office in the UK.
“To have a Hindu inside 10 Downing Street is something astonishing and of great joy, and that too on Diwali,” said Satish Verma, a supermarket owner in Delhi. “Although he is British, it will make us Hindus proud that one of us made it so big.”
Sunak, who will be the UK’s first prime minister of colour and the first Hindu prime minister, has made his commitment to his faith clear by performing puja, an act of worship, and by taking the oath as an MP on the Hindu religious text, the Bhagavad Gita.
For the architect Shashank Jain, though, Sunak’s faith is irrelevant. It is simply a matter of pride that someone of Indian heritage has reached the highest office in another country.
“It is definitely a moment of national pride and my only hope is that he will bring in good policies for relations between India and Britain, although this may be misplaced as, after all, he belongs to that country, not India,” said Jain.
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The gloating begins. Britain has been subjugated. How pathetic.
A global shitstorm is coming and it will be on his watch...
Given his religion, maybe he can reincarnate the economy.
I wonder how is it going to work out between the PM (hindu) and the mayor of London (Pakistani islam, I believe).
Let the hindu-islam underground war begin in the UK. Sad
Pagans rejoice
Another foreigner
He’s from the cult of Davos. Guess India hasn’t gotten that part of the news.
If he is anything like our own conservative Ramesh Ponnuru, then that will be a good thing. The previous Tory British leaders (going back to John Major) have all been stinkers.
Good point. He Hindus usually detest and don’t trust the Muslims.
When will India have a PM named “Jack Smith”?
Let the hindu-islam underground war begin in the UK. Sad
I think that sub-set of Islam vs. the world began in about the 8th century in Asia.
Unless your idea of peace is being massacred, and you prefer this to fighting back, I can’t think of any down side. If Richard III was available as an alternative, perhaps, but I don’t think anyone will be confusing Charles III with RIchard III.
Hah!
“.....perhaps, but I don’t think anyone will be confusing Charles III with RIchard III”.
Excellent point.
ITS DIWAlI.
the Hindu gods got him selected!
There has been a Christian minority in India for upwards of 1500 years. I don't think the Hindu minority in England has as long a history.
“ When will India have a PM named “Jack Smith”?”
India came close to having a PM named Sonia Maino (native Italian). Her son (half Italian) is the current leader of the opposition
King Charles should refuse to invite him to form a government.
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