UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty, on Sunday, visited the Akshardham temple in Delhi. Sunak is in Delhi for the G20 summit, the place world leaders are holding conferences to debate a number of the world’s most necessary issues.
That is Sunak’s first go to to India since he turned Britain’s prime minister in October 2022. Safety across the temple had been tightened earlier than Sunak’s go to.
Sunak was wearing a shirt and trousers, whereas spouse Akshata was wearing a kurta and palazzos. They got a standard welcome. The couple was later greeted by swamis and senior leaders from the Akshardham Mandir.
Contained in the temple, the couple paid respects to the deities and admired the structure of the temple. They have been additionally given an outline of the 100-acre religious and cultural advanced. After visiting the temple, Sunak headed to Rajghat to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi together with different world leaders.
Sunak has, beforehand, expressed pleasure in being a Hindu. In August, Sunak attended ‘Ram Katha’ being performed by religious chief Morari Bapu at Jesus Faculty, College of Cambridge. On the time he had stated that his Hindu religion provides him the braveness to do his greatest because the Prime Minister of Britain and guides him in each facet of his life and {that a} Ganesha idol sits on his desk at No 10 Downing Avenue.
Sunak and his spouse have been seen strolling the streets of Delhi the earlier night time. The UK prime minister stated that he and his spouse deliberate to go to a few of their favorite eating places within the metropolis that they used to frequent.
Sunak and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit and mentioned methods to deepen commerce linkages and enhance funding. He additionally stated that he has “huge respect” for PM Modi.
The 2 leaders had met one another on the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in Could. The British prime minister spent nearly one hour on the temple as he carried out ‘darshan and puja’ there.
The 43-year-old chief of the Conservative Occasion is married to Akshata Murty, the daughter of India’s billionaire tech czar Narayana Murthy and philanthropist and educator Sudha Murty.
