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R. Prasad comments on the recent debate surrounding new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ethnicity. Though born to Indian-American parents who migrated from Punjab, Sunak, who has studied at Winchester College, Oxford University and Stanford University, has lived all his life in Europe and the US.
Sandeep Adhwaryu makes a pun on the ‘white man’s burden’ — the supposed duty of white men to civilise colonised countries — and illustrates British PM Sunak, a South Asian, shouldering the burden of Britain’s collapsing economy and impacts of Brexit.
Alluding to the delight expressed by some Indians on Sunak becoming PM, Sajith Kumar remarks on the lack of any positive actions taken by political leaders in India which is causing people here to celebrate politicians of Indian origin in Britain.
E.P. Unny takes a dig at the Indian political scene with his illustration which alludes to Modi government’s penchant for renaming cities and places. He comments that for Sunak, a Hindu PM, renaming landmarks will not be a concern since despite both belonging to right-wing parties, their priorities differ in the face of economic crises.