Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law claims her daughter made him prime minister
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United Kingdom (UK) PM Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law and Padma Shri awardee Sudha Murty has claimed that her daughter, Akshata Murty, made her husband a prime minister. In a video that has been circulating on social media, the 72-year-old can be heard saying in Kannada that her businesswoman daughter influenced Sunak's life in many ways, specifically his diet. Notably, the couple got married in 2009.
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Sunak, his family 'very religious': Murty
In the clip, Murty said, "I made my husband a businessman. My daughter made her husband the prime minister of the UK. The reason is the glory of the wife. See how a wife can change a husband." She added that Sunak fasts every Thursday as he is "very religious." "Our son-in-law's mother fasts every Monday but he fasts on Thursdays," Murty said.
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