Narayana Murthy

2022 - 10 - 25

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Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy congratulates son-in-law Rishi ... (The Indian Express)

Rishi Sunak is married to Narayana Murthy's daughter Akshata Murthy and the couple have two daughters - Krishna, 11, and Anoushka, 9.

The couple married in Bengaluru in August 2009 in a traditional Indian wedding spread over two days. “She is not going to love me for saying this, but I’ll be honest with you, she is not big on the whole tidying thing. Murthy said he was confident Sunak would “do his best” for the country. While Akshata went to school in Bengaluru, she has lived abroad for a major part of her subsequent life. We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom,” Murthy said in a brief statement after it became clear that Sunak, 42, would be Britain’s next Prime Minister. We are proud of him and we wish him success.

Proud of him: Narayana Murthy on Rishi Sunak (The Hindu)

Rishi Sunak won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin.

The son of a pharmacist mother and doctor father, Mr. "We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom." Sunak](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/rishi-sunak-the-rising-star-in-a-tangle/article65324759.ece), 42, on Sunday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin.

Narayana Murthy congratulates son-in-law Rishi Sunak on big win ... (Hindustan Times)

Sunak, 42 is set to become UK's first prime minister of colour, succeeding incumbent PM Liz Truss. She took charge earlier in September.

She was appointed as Britain's premier in the first week of September and now holds the tag of shortest PM in UK’s history. [Sunak, 42 is set to become UK's first prime minister of colour](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/rishi-sunak-uk-prime-minister-race-boris-johnson-liz-truss-majority-party-mps-say-yes-to-rishi-sunak-for-uk-pm-post-it-s-a-vindication-101666609451395.html), succeeding incumbent PM Liz Truss. [Infosys co- founder and billionaire businessman Narayana Murthy](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/manmohan-singh-was-extraordinary-but-don-t-know-what-happened-narayana-murthy-101663978116846.html) - responding to son-in-law [Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Britain's Prime Minister](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/who-is-rishi-sunak-uk-s-new-indian-origin-prime-minister-8-points-101666604741381-amp.html) - has wished him success on the new feat. We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom," Narayana Murthy said in his first comments about [Sunak’s win in the race to lead both the United Kingdom](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-indian-politicians-react-as-rishi-sunak-wins-race-to-become-next-uk-pm-101666618232080.html) and the Conservative Party, news agency PTI reported. [Latest India News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news)along with [Latest News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/latest-news)and [Top Headlines](https://www.hindustantimes.com/)from India and around the world. The Indian-origin PM elect will take charge of the country's leadership as it grapples with economic crisis and energy woes.

Proud of him: Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy on Rishi Sunak's ... (India Today)

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said he was proud of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak who is set to become the first Indian-origin prime minister of the UK.

Rishi Sunak is set to become the United Kingdom’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race on Monday. "Congratulations to Rishi. Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said he was proud of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak who is set to become the first Indian-origin prime minister of the UK.

'He will do his best': Infosys founder Narayana Murthy congratulates ... (Business Today)

Rishi Sunak will succeed Liz Truss and take charge as the UK's first Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles on Tuesday.

Sunak has his task cut out as tiding the British economy out of inflation and other challenges remains a key priority along with uniting the divided Conservative Party. Rishi Sunak will succeed Liz Truss and take charge as the UK’s first Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles on Tuesday. Infosys founder Narayana Murthy has congratulated his son-in-law Rishi Sunak on becoming the first British-Asian Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK).

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy congratulates son-in-law Rishi ... (The New Indian Express)

His wife Sudha Murthy too congratulated Sunak, who married their daughter Akshata Murthy in 2009.

Akshata Murthy holds 0.91% stake in IT company Infosys. Life is beautiful…" We are proud of him and we wish him success.

Narayana Murthy proud of son-in-law, new UK PM Rishi Sunak (Deccan Herald)

"We are proud of him and wish him success," Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said in his first comments on the elevation of his son-in-law Rishi Sunak as ...

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We are proud of him: Narayana Murthy on son-in-law Rishi Sunak ... (News Room Odisha)

Bengaluru: Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy wished Rishi Sunak on being appointed as the UK prime minister. Reacting to son-in-law Sunak's victory, ...

The wheel of fortune has turned completely,” he said. “Today, Indians are on all fronts and have got elected as MPs in several countries. We are confident that he will do his best for the people of United Kingdom,” he said.

Confident he will do his best for UK's people, says Infosys founder ... (Economic Times)

Akshata, the daughter of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty, met Sunak while studying at Stanford University. On Monday, when the 42-year-old ...

In an email interview to ET in May 2015, Sunak had said: "It is important that those who come to settle in the UK gain a sense of British identity and share British values. [Subscribe](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/subscription?newslettertype=div_3125&email=2&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyTop5)to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. "My father is a doctor and my mother ran the local pharmacy. “Our hour of happiness should, however, be tempered by the fact that PM Rishi [Sunak] will always keep the interest of the UK first and we should not expect anything special from him for India. We are confident he will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom.” We are proud of him and we wish him success.

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