UK: UK Prime Ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has said that he wants to transform the relationship between the UK and India so that UK students and businesses in India can have easier access.
The former chancellor greeted a mostly British Indian crowd, which included traditional greetings such as "Namaste, Salaam, Khem Cho, and Kidda", during a campaign event organized by the Conservative Friends of India (CFIN) expatriate organization in north London on Monday night. Were. ,
He broke down in Hindi by saying, "You are all my family," in that language. “We are aware of the value of UK-India relations. When asked by CFIN co-chair Reena Ranger about the bilateral relationship, she replied, “We represent the living bridge between our two countries.
We are all well aware of the potential for the UK to do business and sell goods in India, but he continued, "We need to look at that relationship differently because in the UK we can learn a lot from India.
He said that this is not just a one-way relationship, it is a two-way relationship and I want to make such a change in that relationship. “I want to make sure that it is easy for our students to travel and learn in India as well, that it is also easy for our companies and Indian companies to work together,” he said.
With regard to China, the former minister reaffirmed his position that the defenses against Britain's aggression should be "very strong". We must be aware of the fact that China and the Chinese Communist Party are the biggest threats to our national security and, consequently, to our economy in recent memory, he said.
Rest assured that as your Prime Minister, I will take all necessary measures to keep you, your families and our country safe as this is the first responsibility of a conservative Prime Minister.
The former minister made a grand entrance to the Dhamecha Lohana Center in Harrow amidst the beat of drums and thunderous applause. After speaking briefly, he spent hours with hundreds of Tory members who lined up to shake hands.
Elders in the crowd blessed him, others patted him on the back, and eight-year-old Tanish Sahu took a special photo of him holding Sunak in his arms.
A set of gold-plated deities were presented by Amita Mishra, Trustee of Shree Jagannath Society UK, who traveled all the way from India.
The deities were presented to Sunak on stage as Mishra said, "We are working on building a Jagannath temple in London and this gift is a special blessing from all over India." Mishra was joined by a pandit who gave a victory shloka from the "Bhagavad Gita".
Sunak and the former chancellor both abstain from alcohol, but in the crowd a British Sikh Tory member waited hours for Sunak to sign a special bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. I don't drink, but it was a special birthday present, and now that it's signed, it's historic, he said.
His self-proclaimed Dalit status as the trailing candidate in all elections did not matter in the incident as he walked through the crowd like a rock star and vehemently responded to comments such as, "See you at No.10 Downing". Street," with, "That's the plan, I'm giving it everything I've got."
Most of the people in the room admitted that they had already voted for Sunak online and attended this latest event to hear him again.
A suspected British Indian investment banker expressed his indecision, saying he did not fully support the craze of the bounce back loan program implemented after the COVID-19 lockdown, which has been "misused" by many. But he also acknowledged that Sunak may eventually win his support because he was not completely persuaded by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, a rival of the leadership.
However, the majority believed that Sunak's ethnic background and Indian ancestry had no bearing on the race to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and as British Prime Minister.
"It's not racist in this country. It's a testament to the importance of merit for Sage to get to this point," said veteran Tory colleague Lord Dolar Popat.
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