Former Sri Lanka President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) has extended her wishes to Rishi Sunak who was elected as the Leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and will become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
In a message on Twitter yesterday (24), she said Sunak’s victory is the most striking fact for those in South Asia, as it shows how superbly Democratic institutions work in the UK.
“Proud a South Asian will lead the UK,” Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga added.
Rishi Sunak became Britain’s new Conservative leader today after Penny Mordaunt followed Boris Johnson in withdrawing from the running, minutes before the party was due to announce how many MPs had backed each candidate.
Sunak will formally take over as prime minister from Liz Truss imminently, most likely on Tuesday, at which point Truss would have served 50 days on the job.
Sunak, the former chancellor who came second in the leadership contest against Truss in the summer, had secured the backing of more than half the parliamentary party by Monday morning. (NewsWire)
