'Rishi Sunak's rise a historic moment and sign of mature democracy'

With Rishi Sunak the soninlaw of Bengaluru set to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom people in Bengaluru termed it a historic moment and a sign of a mature democracyThe 42year old Sunak of Indian origin is married to Akshatha Murthy daughter of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and Sudha MurtyWhile the Murthys maintained silence over their soninlaw making history people from the corporate world expressed their happiness over the developmentUnion Minister of State for Entrepreneurship Skill Development Electronics amp Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar who is an MP from Karnataka congratulated Sunak on becoming the Prime Minister but said he is taking over the responsibility at a time when the whole of Europe is going through a difficult timeI have met him Sunak personally He is a highly competent person Chandrasekhar saidAlso Read Timeline Rishi Sunaks second shot at UK Prime Ministers postKamal Bali the president and managing director of the Volvo Group India said it is a matter of joy that a person of Indian origin is becoming the Prime Minister in the UKRishi Sunaks rise shows that anybody has an opportunity in a democratic setup It is a good sign which also shows that capability matters in a democratic country Bali told PTIThe former Infosys Chief Finance Officer V Balakrishnan called it a historic momentIt is a historic moment Britain shows to the world that a migrant can also become Prime Minister of their country It is a sign of a mature democracyiquest Balakrishnan saidHe also said it is good that a person of Indian origin is becoming Prime Minister thereFormer president of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Jacob Crasta said it is a matter of great pride for Indians as a person of Indian origin is becoming the Prime Minister of the country which had ruled India for 200 yearsIt is a pride for us Bengalurians as the soninlaw of Bengaluru is becoming the Prime Minister of the UK Crasta told PTIHe further said the development is good for India because it will pave way for UK technology to come to the countryCrasta who is a chairman of CM Envirosystems was also optimistic that Sunaks rise will help India and the UK sign the Free Trade Agreement which will pave way for great economic ties between the two nationsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever