Rishi Sunak was appointed by King Charles III as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party on Diwali. The 42-year-old former Chancellor of Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years. He is also the first Hindu Prime Minister of Indian heritage in the UK. Since 2015 Sunak has been a member of the Conservative Party for Richmond (Yorks).
Meanwhile, a picture of Sunak lighting diyas on the drowning street is getting viral with the claim that the picture is of recent Diwali.
A verified user Ravi Karkara, a Tech Enthusiast on twitter writes, “The first non-white, Hindu and Indian-origin PM – a big moment for UK lighting diyas on Downing Street on #Diwali , which is today. @AskAnshul @HinduAmerican @Shehzad_Ind @AvdheshanandG @ShefVaidya @drtaranarula @Sooraj_Shah @shekharkapur.”
Fact Check:
To investigate on the viral picture we advanced searched on google with specific keyframes and found a news related to the same on Economic Times with the headline, “UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak lights up Downing Street with Diwali decorations .” the date of which was 13th November 2020. This was the time when Sunak was the UK Chancellor and not the Prime Minister.
Conclusion:
The picture of lighting Diyas on Diwali was from the year 2020 and not of recent times.
Claim Review: Picture of Rishi Sunak of lighting Diyas is getting viral
claimed by: verified user @ravikarkara
Fact Check: Misleading
