DNA Exclusive: A look at the rise of UK PM Rishi Sunak to power

New Delhi: Rishi Sunak is the new Prime Minister of Britain. His story is really inspiring as he rose to lead the country with his hard work. There has been political instability in Britain for the last five months. Two Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have resigned in 5 months. Rishi Sunak, a banker by profession, is the youngest politician to become the Prime Minister of Britain in 210 years.

In today’s DNA. Zee News’ Rohit Ranjan will analyze Sunak’s rise and consolidation of power to become the UK’s next PM, especially in times of crisis.

Rishi, who was the most powerful minister after the prime minister in the Boris Johnson government, was recognized as a leader who could lift Britain out of the current economic crisis. After Boris Johnson, when Sunak was in the race for the post of Prime Minister, many leaders including Boris Johnson campaigned for Sunak not to win.

Rishi Sunak appeared with full confidence in his first address after becoming the Prime Minister. He made it clear that he is neither scared nor under pressure. Rather, he will fulfill the trust of the people of Britain.

Rishi Sunak was born in Hampshire, UK. He studied at Winchester College, Oxford University and Stanford University. He has an MBA from Stanford University, USA. Sunak also studied politics, philosophy and economics. Before joining politics, Sunak worked in investment bank Goldman Sachs. Sunak was first elected MP from the Richmond (Yorkshire) constituency in 2015. After this, he was re-elected as an MP in the year 2017 and 2019.

Sage Sunak, who has an idol of Lord Ganesha on his table, always calls himself a ‘proud Hindu’.