Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative Party leadership race and is set to become the next UK PM.
Sunak will be the third British premier in two months after Boris Johnson and Liz Truss announced their resignation respectively.
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali.
Some Indians said on social media that Sunak becoming prime minister this year would be even more special as India recently celebrated 75 years of its independence from British colonial rule.
Sunak, a former chancellor of the Exchequer, is a practising Hindu and is known to celebrate the festival of lights. He has also been photographed lighting candles outside No 11 Downing Street to mark the occasion.
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt has said it was time for “honesty” about the economic challenges facing the country as he congratulated Sunak on becoming the next prime minister.
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