India applauds Britain's 1st Indian-origin leader Sunak, 75 years after colonial rule
NPRIndia applauds Britain's 1st Indian-origin leader Sunak, 75 years after colonial rule Enlarge this image toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images Leon Neal/Getty Images MUMBAI, India — Indians are calling it a Diwali gift. On the Hindu festival of lights, Rishi Sunak — who is of Indian descent and a practicing Hindu — has become Britain's next prime minister. Sunak's face is splashed across the front pages of Indian newspapers Tuesday, as his ancestral homeland celebrates his achievement — 75 years after Indians cast off British colonial rule. Enlarge this image toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images Leon Neal/Getty Images Indian newspapers also covered Sunak's 2019 swearing-in ceremony at the British parliament, noting how he took the oath of office on one of Hinduism's sacred texts, the Bhagwad Gita.