England prime minister attended Hindu Diwali  

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY(REDNA) –  England prime minister, Rishi Sunak, attended the festival of Diwali.

He visited the Vedic Society Hindu Temple in his home city of Southampton on Sunday (12) to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights.
He was accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty, their two daughters and his parents as he participated in the ceremony of Aarti, lighting candles and offering prayers at the Hindu temple which he attended from his childhood.

The temple’s website says Sunak, who became prime minister during Diwali last year “has a very close relationship” with the place of worship.
Earlier on Sunday, Sunak and his family lit diya candles on the doorstep of Downing Street to mark the festival.
The 43-year-old leader referenced his Indian heritage in his Diwali message on Saturday (11).
Sunak and Murty also hosted India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his wife Kyoko for Diwali tea on Sunday.