"Whatever your politics, let's all celebrate the first British Asian becoming PM and be proud of our country where this can happen," George Osbourne tweeted this morning on Rishi Sunak' s new appointment. His words echoed the thoughts of many flooding social media timelines, commending the former Chancellor to have made history in the UK's succession of Prime Ministers.
Not only is he the first British Asian in the top spot in politics, but he is also the first Tory leader to follow a faith other than Christianity, with the move proudly hailed within the Hindu community as "Great Britain's Barack Obama moment" and their "watershed moment". However, not everyone is convinced.
A few other British Asian public figures, particularly Opposition MPs, have discredited Mr Sunak's prominent position as having any clout in representing ethnic minorities in Britain due to his extraordinary wealth and privilege - as he is worth £730million thanks to the combined fortune of his billionaire heir wife.
