Mr Rishi Sunak on Tuesday scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed .
However, British minister Mr Alok Sharma, a minister of Indian Origin lost his position in the cabinet in a reshuffle by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
I am as proud and delighted, as I was when Dr Amartya Sen and Dr S Chandrashekhar won the Nobel, when Ms Indra Nooyi and Mr Sunder Pichai became the CEOs of Multinational Companies. There are many others who attained similar accomplishments and their achievements always gave me delight and offcourse a message.
To understand that message we need to read the following between the lines and grasp the quintessential elements.
The First Interview
In his first interview after becoming the PM of UK , Mr Rishi said ;
“ Right now OUR country is facing profound economic crisis.
He would confront the "profound economic crisis” with compassion and lead a government of “integrity, professionalism and accountability at all levels.”
He also lauded former UK PM Liz Truss, paying tribute to her he said ;
“ SHE MEANT GROWTH FOR THE COUNTRY AND AS A RESULT WAS A LITTLE RESTLESS TO GET THINGS MOVING AND MADE MISTAKES”.
He vowed to earn the trust saying, "Trust is earned and i will earn yours”.
Read his speech carefully and we would realise following ;
1. He said ; OUR COUNTRY i.e UK so, he is a Patriotic Britisher. Patriotism does not come by Birth and which God one worships and how one worships as many in India these days are prophessing. Patriotism is nurtured.
2. He talked of Earning the Trust, which is an alien value here. Here what matters is Power, deceit, treachery and to understand that -
Please go through the events that took place before Mr Rishi was selected by the Conservatives as their PM ;
Truss had to resign just 44 days after becoming PM, Boris Johnson resigned after serving for approx 3 years, Theresa May had resigned as PM and before that David Cameron had resigned because of the Loss in BREXIT refrendum. They were all from One Political Party.
No one had to huddle their Ministers in AC Coaches and Chartered planes to some remote place / hotel and keep ministers as hostages to remain in power. When their Ministers felt uneasy , they left their Leader and the PM bowed down.
So, things are different there . Rise of Mr Rishi Sunak in a Conservative Party is like the rise of a Muslim or a Christian leader in BJP. Although, it was not like this in UK always.
Meghnad Desai a renowned Indian economist settled in UK, therefore, very rightly said ;
" Indian commentators are all talking of an Indian running the UK and hoping that the free trade agreement will now be an easy walkover. Steady on, I would advise. The UK needs its new prime minister to look after itself. It is a matter of pride that a person with ancestral roots in India is now the prime minister of the UK . But he will be no more Indian than Barak Obama was Kenyan".