Is Rishi Sunak Pakistani?

 

This time, India and Pakistan are in a duel over the 'roots' of Britain's first Asian Prime Minister.  After Rishi was named Britain's next prime minister on Monday with the support of a majority of Conservative MPs, many expressed excitement over his family's residence.  The counterclaim came up on Tuesday.  It is also reminded that Rishi's grandfather was actually a resident of the Punjab province of Pakistan.

• What's the story?

Rishi's grandfather, Ramdas Sunak of the Punjabi Kshatriya community, left the country long before the partition of India in 1947.  He moved to Nairobi, Kenya in 1935 after taking a job from Gujranwala in present-day Pak Punjab.  Incidentally, a few days before he left the country, there was a major communal clash in Gujranwala.

• What's next?

Rishi's father Jasbir was born in Kenya.  He was a doctor in Britain.  Mother Usha was a pharmacist.  His family also settled in Britain from South Africa.  In this situation, various demands and counter-claims are already being heard on social media about Rishi's 'Pak-yoga'.