A photo of UK’s First Lady, Akshata Murty along with her father and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy is the talk of the social media. In the picture, the father-daughter duo is seen enjoying ice cream in the Bengaluru”s iconic ice cream joint, Corner House located in Jayanagar.
Both, Akshata Murty and Narayana Murthy were dressed in casual attire, and they posed for the photograph with ice-cream cups in their hands. The image went viral as netizens shared it on different social media platforms. Many users commented on the humility and approachability of Akshata and Narayana Murthy.
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“Place was packed…. they came quietly and bought their ice creams….. fortunately the staff recognised them and got them chairs…. they were gracious with being clicked”Happy to see our favorite ice creams get endorsed for free by no less… pic.twitter.com/JIfCtHWLdP
— Meghna Girish 🇮🇳 (@megirish2001) February 12, 2024
Akshata Murty is married to Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the UK and leader of the Conservative Party.
Meanwhile, on February 10, Akshata Murty along with Narayana Murthy and mother and philanthropist Sudha Murty attended the launch of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni”s book, An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy. The event was held at St Joseph”s College of Commerce in Bengaluru. During the launch, Narayana Murthy talked about his first meeting with his wife Sudha in the early 1970s. The event was also attended by their son Rohan Murty and Akshata Murty”s daughters, Anoushka and Krishna.
In September last year, Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty had visited India in connection with the G20 Summit.