Why Did Rishi Sunak Resign From The Post of Finance Minister of Britain?
Britain Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has resigned. He is very popular and famous in Britain. He was considered the most preferred Prime Ministerial contender.
Britain’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has resigned from the Boris Johnson government. Apart from him, Health Secretary Sajid Javed has also resigned from his post.
Rishi Sunak has submitted his resignation by writing a letter to UK PM Boris Johnson, in which he has also raised questions on Johnson’s way of working.
Rishi Sunak has written a letter to Boris Johnson while talking about his resignation on Twitter. His wife Akshata Murthy was accused of not paying taxes to the government.
Rishi Sunak was being told that despite being a share in the earnings of Infosys company in Russia, Akshata is not paying tax in Britain.
At the same time, Rishi Sunak had made it clear that whether he has followed the rules of the post of minister regarding the financial condition of the family, it can be reviewed.
However, dissatisfied with the working of the Boris government, he has resigned from the post of Finance Minister.
Many of us would know that Rishi Sunak has a deep connection with India. He has connections to the Indian business tycoon Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys. Let us know about him in detail.
Who Is Rishi Sunak?
Rishi Sunak is a British politician of Indian origin. He is the child of Indian parents from East Africa in Southampton.
Rishi Sunak, born on 12 May 1980, is a member of the Conservative Party in Britain, who is counted among the top politicians of Britain.
In February 2020, he took over as the Finance Minister. Earlier from 2019 to 2020, he also served as the Chief Secretary of the Treasury.
Rishi Sunak has been a Member of Parliament since 2015 from the Richmond (York) seat in North Yorkshire.
Rishi Sunak has been meritorious since childhood. He was educated at Winchester College and later studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford. Not only this, he has done MBA from Stanford University as a Fulbright Scholar.
Rishi Sunak’s Relation With Narayana Murthy
Rishi Sunak met Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, while studying at Stanford University.
They both fell in love with each other. Later he got married to Akshata Murthy and thus Rishi Sunak became the son-in-law of Indian businessman Narayan Murthy.
After completing his studies, Rishi Sunak has also worked in several companies and was a partner in Firm Children’s Investment Fund Management and Thelem Partners. After this, he firmly entered British politics.
Rishi Sunak: A Prime Ministerial Candidate
Rishi Sunak’s age is just 41 years old. He is very popular and famous in Britain. Since the year 2017, he has been taking the oath of office by placing his hand on Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta.
His ancestors first went to East Africa from India and then settled in Britain from there. Rishi is well-liked by the general populace, and his work is frequently acknowledged.
A private UK business conducted a survey in 2020, and it found that Rishi Sunak was the preferred choice for prime minister by 60% of respondents.
As chancellor, Rishi Sunak was crucial to the government’s economic reaction to the Covid pandemic’s deteriorating economic status.
PM Boris Johnson, who himself was busy having a liquor party by imposing a lockdown in Britain, was criticized a lot and the demand for his resignation started rising.
In such a situation, it was believed that with the resignation of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak could become the next Prime Minister of Britain. However this could not happen.