Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty serves tea to UK journalists in Rs 3.6K cup, netizens in disbelief
The quality of tea, digestive biscuits, mismatched cups - netizens had a lot to discuss.
On Tuesday, the senior-most British Indian ever to hold the high office of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer ended his ministerial run and declared that he will no longer continue under Johnson's leadership.
Since his resignation as chancellor, Sunak - who is being considered a strong would-be successor - has kept a low profile. To get a glimpse of the ex-chancellor after an eventful week, journalists stationed themselves outside Sunak's London flat for hours.
As a gesture of humanity and hospitality, Sunak's wife Akshata Murty treated the shutterbugs with a tray of tea and biscuits. She hastily left the tea tray on a temporary table and went back inside.
Big thanks to @RishiSunak’s wife who very kindly brought us tea and biscuits outside his house!P.S. It was very g… https://t.co/uCt2vKJ5p3
— Josh Gafson (@JoshGafson1) 1657117037000"Not sure how to feel about all this, but they (Sunaks) do have good taste in tableware," the post read.
@simonwillows @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Thanks Simon ❤️❤️ er… not really sure how to feel about all this but they do… https://t.co/aKyzAigU2o
— Emma Lacey Ceramics (@EmmaLacey_LDN) 1657124842000@toady @simonwillows @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak @EmmaLacey_LDN One woman's "everyday" is another woman's "week's groceries".
— Alison Spring (@FrugalFH) 1657236184000@hannahcweb @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak @EmmaLacey_LDN Balanced on a stool. Makes me nervous.
— Simon Willows (@simonwillows) 1657118018000While some people found the 42-year-old's gesture 'tone-deaf', others jumped to her defence. Many Indians praised her for 'good values'.
@Plodge2001 @itvcalendar Some people will always look at half empty glass,look at her modesty, true indian sanskar… https://t.co/M1BQpleiUb
— Just witnessing ! (@maheshgpatel2) 1657348160000@itvcalendar This is a common sense of all indians which we generally think... But this young rich lady proved toda… https://t.co/GcHAWDl7iU
— Harish Parida (@HarishParida7) 1657250076000@alexaldowns @vcocozza76 @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Twitter never fails to surpise �� wait it's £22.. who pays that much for a dog cup ��
— bc �� (@MissBlanka01) 1657119879000@vcocozza76 @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Emma bridgewater - I’ve got the spaniel one.
— Surreynurse ��FBPE (@Surreynurse1) 1657141991000Some users had opinions on the digestive biscuits served by Murty.
@PhilFarmVet @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak People who can afford to buy houses
— The Chinese Lensman (@Chinese_Lensman) 1657128308000@PhilFarmVet @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Nice array of nuts though.
— Adam Foxcroft (@ADFoxcroft) 1657129938000@Barnabybear70 @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak What has happened to Gypsy Creams? Are the caught up by the Protocol? Where… https://t.co/2tVlL7iMWz
— Derry Born & Bred (@Robsski1967) 1657192024000From discussing the quality of the tea served to not having matching cups, netizens had a lot to discuss.
@JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak I don’t have matching mugs .does any one.think it was nice of her
— lizzy123 (@Pipken60) 1657130737000@JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak I don't understand all the neg comments on the mugs not matching! Who has a full set of ma… https://t.co/XFLqbYB9K8
— Charlotte Breese (@Lottstar21) 1657200080000@MisterRatt @JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak https://t.co/t00ouz3iQJ
— Vaguest Nerve (@JerryStillman) 1657186397000@larryandpaul @JoshGafson1 @BethRigby @RishiSunak The flating spots are not limescale but tea oils. A good teapot h… https://t.co/xArJDqYwGE
— Anne Hamill (@AnneHamill) 1657120683000@JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak I bet she had to tell the maid not to use the Infosys branded mugs…
— Phil Birchall (@BirchallPhil) 1657118009000@JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Left the bag in too long https://t.co/24FcdAqMpH
— pug (@JPaperBuoys) 1657130698000@JoshGafson1 @RishiSunak Amazon prime delivered those mugs prompt eh.
— Sir Nobody (@PFakecock) 1657175086000Sunak was made finance minister in early 2020 and was praised for a COVID-19 economic rescue package, including a costly jobs retention programme that averted mass unemployment.
But he later faced criticism for not giving enough cost-of-living support to households. Revelations this year about his wealthy wife's non-domiciled tax status and a fine he received for breaking COVID lockdown rules have damaged his standing.
His tax-and-spend budget last year put Britain on course for its biggest tax burden since the 1950s, undermining his claims to favour lower taxes.
Sunak voted to leave the EU in 2016.
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