Earlier, when Boris Jhonson resigned from his position, there were two people in the race to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak but luck favored Truss who rose to hold the position, leaving Sunak behind. But then, it seems, something else was in store for Truss as she resigned just after a few weeks, paving a way for Sunak to become the first Indian-origin PM of the UK. A practicing Hindu, he was seen lighting up diyas outside 11 Downing Street—something that might have filled his chest with pride because such scenes were seen for the first time in the history of the UK.
Even though he was termed the richest MP in the UK, he comes from a modest background and that points to the struggle which Sunak has faced, but despite that, he remained resilient and showed utter perseverance which finally landed him to become the PM of the UK: who would have thought about it? His father was a general practitioner in Southampton where Sunak was born in 1980 while his mother ran a pharmacy. While both of his parents, of Indian origin, came to the UK from east Africa, they must have faced a difficult time living there with a tag of immigrants and then raising their son who would eventually head the country.
The moment Sunak entered into politics, it was as if, he was made for it because, in just 7 years from the day he stepped into politics, he made it to become the PM; from working as a waiter and then as an analyst for Goldman Sachs, he has witnessed huge changes in his political and personal life within a very short time, something which hardly is seen happening anywhere, but something which stood with Sunak and ensured that he has the highest position in the country to him. He was first elected as an MP in 2015 but jumped up swiftly when he saw himself as the finance minister in February 2020 under Boris Johnson.
After he took charge of the COVID fund, his popularity chart touched new heights and gave the people an idea that Sunak has an eye for data and numbers and that he might do it better for them and the country which is witnessing low economic growth. Now that he has it all to himself, the people of the UK are hoping for the best under him. At the same time, his election to become the PM of the UK has also started a debate about changing the outlook of world politics where the people who belong to minorities are getting to rise the ladder to lead the countries, like what we have seen happening in the UK. Furthermore, such instances which do not fall on the normal and traditional line also underscore that what should matter is merit and not class, caste, creed, or religion for that matter. We wish Sunak all the best and hope that he becomes the much-awaited change-maker in the UK.
