Will Kohinoor be Back: Internet reacts as Rishi Sunak Wins UK PM Race

New Delhi: Indian-origin Rishi Sunak wins the Prime Minister race in the United Kingdom. Conservatives leadership contender Penny Mordaunt dropped out, clearing the road for Sunak to become the UK’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister.

As the news of Rishi Sunak being set to become the next UK Prime Minister spread, many people have started making demands for the ‘Kohinoor’ diamond to be returned to India.

One tweeter user wrote, “The Empire Strikes Back! Rishi Sunak to be the next UK Prime Minister. PS: Kohinoor bhijwa de wapis (Send Kohinoor back to India).”

The Empire Strikes Back! #RishiSunak to be the next UK Prime Minister.
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Ps: Kohinoor bhijwa de wapis pic.twitter.com/NXZpIG0uHb

— rishabh (@pint_of_saffron) October 24, 2022

Another user tweeted a photograph of Sunak (a morphed Ashish Nehra) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi writing, “PM Modi and PM Rishi Sunak discussing how to get Kohinoor back to India.”

PM Modi and PM #RishiSunak discussing how to get Kohinoor back to India. pic.twitter.com/nxJchYtKhN

— NIKLAUS (@KLAUS4UHH) October 24, 2022

Meanwhile, some users demanded the return of various items of cultural significance to India from the UK after they were taken during the Crown’s colonial rule over the country.

One user tweeted, “Rishi Sunak to become UK PM. Congratulations to him. After bailing out the UK from the economic crisis, hoping he makes sure India’s Kohinoor, Amravati stupa, Vijay Mallya, and Nirav Modi gets back to India.” The user suggested, “This way he will become the greatest PM of UK (for Indians).”

Rishi sunak to become UK PM.

Congratulations to him.

After bailing out the UK from economic crisis, hoping he make sure India's Kohinoor, Amravati stupa, Vijay mallya and Nirav modi gets back to India.

This way he will become greatest PM of UK( for Indians) #RishiSunak pic.twitter.com/5rJUb5iyIi

— shashank kumar (@skpunch) October 24, 2022