On October 27, the United Kingdom got its first non-white Prime Minister in Rishi Sunak. At 42, the former chancellor of the exchequer also became Britain’s youngest Prime Minister in recent history. Against this backdrop, several videos of him have surfaced on social media with a wide range of claims.
A video of Rishi Sunak lighting diyas outside his home is circulating with the claim that it shows the new UK PM performing Diwali rituals. Some users have claimed that Sunak performed these traditions before entering his new office, while some said that he had performed these rituals after becoming the PM outside 11 Downing Street, his former home.
User @ThisIsAfricaTIA tweeted the video and garnered almost 40K likes and over 8K retweets. (Archive)
The new UK PM performing his spiritual/traditional rituals before entering his new office. We have largely abandoned ours. pic.twitter.com/QMkeAkDkSC
— This Is Africa (@ThisIsAfricaTIA) October 25, 2022
News24 tweeted the video with the caption “बरिटेन के नए PM ऋषि सुनक ने लंदन के 11 डाउनिंग सटरीट पर अपने घर के बाहर दिए जलाए”. (Archive)
बरिटेन के नए PM ऋषि सुनक ने लंदन के 11 डाउनिंग सटरीट पर अपने घर के बाहर दिए जलाए @RishiSunak #Diwali #RishiSunakPM pic.twitter.com/3Xkty9Rkxj
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) October 25, 2022
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