Rishi Sunak was made UK PM by wife Akshata, says mother-in-law Sudha Murthy

Sudha Murthy, wife of India’s tech pioneer and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy and mother-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has reportedly said in a video that she made her husband a businessman and her daughter Akshata Murthy made her husband the prime minister.

Akshata Murthy and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture courtesy: Twitter/@RishiSunak

Sunak, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, became UK Prime Minister in October 2022 in a remarkably rapid ascent. He and his wife Akshata maintain strong Indian roots, and they have an avid following in India as well as among the Indian diaspora.

Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@FansMurty

In a video being circulated online, Sudha Murthy, who is a distinguished author and philanthropist and became the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award this year, referred to the “glory of the wife”. She said, “See how a wife can change a husband. But I could not change my husband. I made my husband a businessman, and my daughter made her husband a Prime Minister.”

The Murthys with their daughter and son-in-law. Photo courtesy: Instagram/sudha_murthy_official

 

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