Rishi Sunak, 42, was elected Conservative Party leader on Monday, marking a very special Diwali for the former Chancellor of Exchequer who entered 10 Downing Street as the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years.
The UK media on Tuesday welcomed Indian-origin British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with both bouquets and brickbats, with some news outlets acknowledging his leadership as the "new dawn" for the country, while others questioning the validity of his victory.
Sunak, 42, was elected Conservative Party leader on Monday, marking a very special Diwali for the former Chancellor of Exchequer who entered 10 Downing Street as the youngest British Prime Minister in 210 years.
He was leading the front page of every major newspaper in the UK, which in the past had colonised most of the world.
바카라Unite or die - Sunak바카라s warning to Tory MPs,바카라 read The Guardian banner headline under a picture of the 42-year-old Conservative Party leader receiving a hero바카라s welcome at the party's head office in London.
Noting that Sunak "will become the third Conservative prime minister in under two months and the fifth in six years바카라, the report said, 바카라He will also make history as the first Hindu to lead the country.바카라
Echoing similar sentiment, The Mail headline read, 바카라A new dawn for Britain바카라 with the sub-head: "Rishi Sunak becomes our youngest modern PM - and first with an Asian heritage바카라.
Striking a similar ebullient note, The Sun said, 바카라The force is with you, Rishi바카라 with the main image showing him holding a lightsaber.
However, not all media outlets were happy with Sunak being the UK's new Prime Minister. In a scathing attack on Sunak, The Mirror in its banner headline asked 바카라Our new (unelected) PM바카라 that 바카라Who voted for you?바카라
Describing him as 바카라twice as rich as the King", its main story said he will now "preside over brutal public spending cuts바카라.
With the headline 바카라Death of democracy바카라, Scotland바카라s Daily Record was even more critical of Sunak.
Sunak has a net worth of over 700 million pounds. Apart from owning a mansion in Yorkshire, Sunak and his wife Akshata own a property in Kensington in central London.
According to this year바카라s 바카라Sunday Times Rich List바카라, the couple's combined wealth is estimated at GBP 730 million - with sections of the media pointing out that it makes them richer than King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla.
Meanwhile, The Financial Times focussed on the economic challenges that lie ahead for Sunak, a former investment banker-turned politician.
The 바카라markets look forward to 바카라dullness dividend바카라 in the wake of Truss turbulence바카라, it said, quoting Tory MPs that they hope Sunak 바카라will reassure markets and help hold down borrowing costs바카라.
The Times highlighted Sunak바카라s warning to Tories that 바카라Failure to heal rifts would 바카라finish바카라 [the] party바카라.
The Telegraph said, 바카라PM aims to bring warring factions together for 바카라one shot바카라 at ending economic crisis.바카라
Sunak lost the race for prime ministership to fellow Conservative leader Liz Truss on September 5. Truss stepped down last Thursday after 45 days in office following a rebellion in her Cabinet over her economic policies.
Sunak, whose parents -- retired doctor Yashvir and pharmacist Usha Sunak -- are of Indian descent and had migrated from Kenya to the UK in the 1960s, is married to Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy's daughter Akshata Murthy. They have two daughters. Sunak was born in Southampton.
His grandparents originated from British India but their birthplace Gujranwala lies in modern day Pakistan's Punjab province.
As the third premier in the space of just seven weeks after Boris Johnson바카라s partygate exit and Truss바카라 mini-budget fiasco, the road ahead is anything but smooth for the new leader, who faces the uphill task of rescuing an economy in turmoil and uniting a deeply divided Conservative Party.