The names of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman, and Priti patel are being floated in the prime ministerial race. Their political journey can be seen in detail in this post. british prime minister Boris Johnson has resigned from his position after a crisis in british politics. Boris Johnson announced the decision as more than 40 ministers resigned in an unprecedented move. Sources said that the new prime minister will be elected soon and till then he will take care of the responsibilities.
Following the resignation of Boris Johnson, the process of choosing the next prime minister of britain has begun. As it is reported that the new prime minister will be announced soon, three names of indian origin are leading the race for the post of Prime Minister. According to reports, the names of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman, and Priti patel are being floated in the prime ministerial race. Their political journey can be seen in detail in this post.
1. Rishi Sunak:Rishi Sunak is the leading Indian-origin candidate in the race to become british Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak was the finance minister in the Boris government. On Thursday, shortly after Boris resigned, he resigned as finance minister. In such a situation, there are speculations that he may be given this big responsibility. Rishi Sunak's parents are of indian origin. Rishi's grandparents hailed from punjab province (British India). Both were born here. They came to britain in 1960.
After this Sunak's father, Yashveer was born in kenya and studied there. Sunak's mother usha was born in Tanzania. During the Corona era, Rishi Sunak won accolades for managing the country's economy in an excellent manner. However, he faced some controversies with his wife Akshata Murthy.
2. Suella Braverman:Suella Braverman is currently the Attorney General in the british Cabinet. Suella Braverman also describes herself as a contender for the position. She says it is necessary to come to this post to fulfill the manifesto for 2019. Suella's parents are also of indian origin. Her father Christie came to britain from Kenya. Mother Uma Fernandez immigrated to britain from Mauritius.
3. Priti Patel:Priti patel is the third person of indian origin in the running for the post of british Prime Minister. She is currently the home Secretary of Britain. Her stature can be gauged from the fact that she once called for Boris Johnson to resign. Her parents are of indian origin and immigrated to britain from Uganda. Her father's name is Sushil patel and her mother's name is Anjana.
Earlier, british prime minister Boris Johnson's activities had left many ministers unhappy. Many directly told him that Boris Johnson's resignation would be good for the country and the party. Boris Johnson fired the minister Michael Coe who first spoke about it. However, following this many ministers resigned one after the other. Finally, now british prime minister Boris Johnson has also resigned from his post.
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