Congressmen Belittling Sunak's Elevation

For the British people, sunak’s caste and religion had nothing to do with their choice. Thus, Congress leaders like P Chidambaran and Shashi Tharoor need to see beyond Sunak’s caste and faith

-  Amba Charan Vashishth

The taking over of Shri RishiSunak, a person of Indianorigin, as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is certainly a matter of rejoice for every Indian. The event has injected a sense of pride and honour for everyone in the country. The ruling BJP-led NDA has welcomed the development. However, many politicians have jumped in to play politics in the country and are explaining and exploiting the event in their own peculiar style to hammer out the ruling alliance and derive politicalelectoral benefits. It is only by chance that the new UK PM happens to belong to a minority community in the UK. For the British people, the Conservative Party to which he belongs, and the British Parliament, Sunak’s caste and religion had nothing to do with their choice. Thus, politicians in India are belittling his achievement by underling only his caste and religion as if he had no other merit. This has exposed their narrowmindedness. The same champions of the rights of minorities in India did not press for a minority PM when their party won a majority in alliance with other parties.