UK PM Rishi Sunak says he’s eager to visit ‘mandir’ in India

• 09-Sep-2023
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in Delhi on September 8 for the G20 summit. He was accompanied by wife Akshata Murty. Speaking to news agency ANI ahead of the meet, Sunak, 43, described himself as a “proud Hindu” and said he hopes to visit a mandir while he is in Delhi. “I'm a proud Hindu, and that's how I was raised. That's how I am. Hopefully, I can visit a mandir while I'm here for the next couple of days,” the UK PM told ANI. He also spoke about the Hindu festivals he has celebrated recently. “We just had Raksha Bandhan, so from my sister and my cousins, I have all my rakhis, and I didn't have time to celebrate Janmashtami properly the other day,” he said, reiterating his wish to visit a temple while he is in India. “Hopefully, I said, I can make up for that if we visit a Mandir this time. But it's something that is important to me.”