The arrival of Rishi Sunak as the first British Asian and Hindu prime minister is being celebrated “by people of Indian origin all over the world.”
Lord Bilimoria, a British Indian businessman, told Sky News that the last decade had seen “glass ceilings shattered” in front of his eyes.
He said: “This is something that we should be celebrating as a country.
“The Indian community here, one-and-a-half million strong, is the largest ethnic minority community, and I would say the most successful, reaching the very top in business, in politics, at the cabinet table and now prime minister.
“So that is wonderful news, it’s being celebrated by the 30 million people of Indian origin around the world, and it’s being celebrated by the 1.4 billion people in India.
“So it’s a matter of great pride, it’s a sign of how wonderful this country the United Kingdom is, how much it’s changed since I came from India as a 19-year-old student in the early 80s when I was told by my family and friends, if you decide to work in the UK after your studies, just remember you will never get to the top because you won’t be allowed to get to the top as a foreigner.”