New Delhi: Ahead of the occasion of Janmashtami, British Prime Ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak visited a temple along with his wife Akshata Murthy on Thursday.
Taking to his Instagram handle, Rishi Sunak wrote, "Today I visited the Bhaktivedanta Manor temple with my wife Akshata to celebrate Janmashtami, in advance of the popular Hindu festival celebrating Lord Krishna's birthday."
Notably, Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy is the daughter of Indian Software baron NR Narayana Murthy.
The couple, who met while Sunak was studying for an MBA at Stanford University, tied the knot in a two-day ceremony in Bangalore in the year 2006.
Sunak, who was born in Southampton to Indian-origin parents, is currently trailing Liz Truss in opinion polls by a significant margin for the post of the Prime Minister.
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However, Rishi Sunak had said that he is stoic about Liz Truss's runaway lead in the race to Downing Street, and said the plan is to "love bomb" the Tory membership, like he did when he was selected to run for Richmond in North Yorkshire as the Tory member of Parliament in 2015.
It is to be noted that the two candidates will continue on the campaign trail to try and win over undecided voters, and the final results will be declared on September 5.
The festival of Janmashtami, also known as Krishna Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, who also happens to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the supreme God of the Hindus. In accordance with the Hindu lunar calendar, Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day of the Bhadrapada month, which this year falls on Friday, August 19.