Are the Brits racist or are we?

While an Indian-origin UK PM has lost his premiership, in the emerging line-up for his succession as leader of the Tory party are two ladies of Indian origin-Suella Braverman and Priti Patel and two contenders of African heritage, James Cleverly and Kemi Badenoch. There appears to be only one aspirant of indubitably British origin, Tom Tugendhat.

- MANI SHANKAR AIYAR

Moreover, the House of Commons now has― hold your breath-28 elected members of Indian origin, 12 of them Sikhs and two Muslims, and 15 of Pakistan origin, including at least six Indian and six Pakistani-origin women. As many as 13 per cent of the members are from ethnic minorities. It should shame us in India where the 14 per cent Muslim minority constitute less than four per cent of our Lok Sabha and Modi's new council of ministers-for the first time ever-contains no Muslim.

It should shame us even more when we contrast the UK's smooth transition to multi-coloured diversity in contrast with Sushma Swaraj's threatened tonsure of her abundant hair if we had an Italian-born PM.