Rishi Sunak proves Winston Churchill's theory on India wrong, and how; Anand Mahindra points out.


After Rishi Sunak was elected prime minister of the UK on October 24, wealthy businessman Anand Mahindra shared a Tweet.

Mahindra quotes Winston Churchill in his article.

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Winston Churchill allegedly said, "...all Indian leaders will be of poor grade & men of straw

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On this day, the 75th anniversary of our Independence, a man of Indian descent is about to be appointed prime minister of the UK.

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Life is lovely, "Mahindra tweeted something.

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While the majority of the responses to Mahindra's tweet on Twitter were positive.

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one user reminded him that Sunak is a British citizen and has never held an Indian passport.

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In addition, he is a huge Churchill enthusiast.

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Today, Rishi Sunak may become UK’s first prime minister of Indian descent

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When Biden chose Indian-origin Kamala Harris as his running partner in 2020, he made history.

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