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'Ashish Nehra's Brother, Bring Back Kohinoor': Memes Flood Twitter As Sunak Becomes UK PM

While many Indians are thrilled that Rishi Sunak is making history, some on social media decided to take advantage of the opportunity to express their creativity, check out these funny tweets!

As Hindus around the world celebrated Diwali on Monday, Rishi Sunak, 42, is set to become the first person of Indian origin to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

While many Indians are thrilled that Rishi Sunak is making history, some on social media decided to take advantage of the opportunity to express their creativity. Memes about Rishi Sunak began to circulate on Twitter shortly after his rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the race to be the next UK Prime Minister.

Sunak, 42, was compared to former Team India cricketer Ashish Nehra by some Twitter users. They used Ashish Nehra's photos to post congratulatory messages for Rishi Sunak. Some users even called him Nehra's brother!

Here are some tweets which will help you decide whether Rishi Sunak looks like Ashish Nehra:

The Kohinoor is a 105.6-carat diamond with a long and illustrious history. The diamond was discovered in India in the 14th century and passed through many hands over the centuries.

The diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1849, following the British annexation of Punjab. Since then, it has been part of the British Crown Jewels, but it is still the subject of a historic ownership dispute between at least four countries, including India.

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Following the news of Sunak becoming UK Prime Minister, Twitter users have been using their creative expression; many Twitter users wrote Sunak's next task will be to bring back Kohinoor! Check out these amusing tweets:

Rishi Sunak is married to Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Infosys CEO Narayan Murthy. Twitter users took advantage of this information as well: 

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