Rishi Sunak's Rise To Power Triggers Twitter Spat Between BJP, Opposition
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Reactions from BJP leaders came after leaders from various opposition parties appeared to take a swipe at the BJP while lauding the rise of Mr Sunak.
With opposition leaders using the elevation of Rishi Sunak as Britain's next prime minister to lament alleged majoritarianism and divisiveness in India, the BJP on Tuesday cited APJ Abdul Kalam's and Manmohan Singh's rise as the country's president and prime minister to hit out at them. First Kamala Harris, now Rishi SunakThe people of the U.S. and the U.K have embraced the non-majority citizens of their countries and elected them to high office in governmentI think there is a lesson to learned by India and the parties that practise majoritarianism If this does happen, I think all of us will have to acknowledge that theBrits have done something very rare in the world,to place a member of a visible minority in the most powerful office. As we Indians celebrate the ascent of @RishiSunak, let's honestly ask: can it happen here? https://t.co/UrDg1Nngfv Saw Mahbooba Mufti's tweet commenting on the rights of minorities in India after the election of Rishi Sunak as PM of UK. @MehboobaMufti Ji! Will you accept a minority in Jammu and Kashmir as Chief Minister of the state? Please be frank enough to reply.
The BJP also rejected any parallel between its leaders' opposition to prime ministership for Sonia Gandhi, who is of Italian origin, after the Congress won the Lok Sabha poll in 2004 and Britain's ruling party choosing Indian-origin Sunak as its leader, paving the way for him to become the country's next PM.
"Can't differentiate between Italy-born Sonia (who refused to take Indian citizenship for several decades after marriage with Rajiv) and UK-born Rishi with Indian ancestry," BJP's foreign affairs department head Vijay Chauthaiwale said responding to a Twitter user.
Reactions from BJP leaders came after leaders from various opposition parties, including the Congress, appeared to take a swipe at the BJP while lauding the rise of Mr Sunak.
