Everything you need to know about Akshata Murthy - wife of Rishi Sunak
The wealth of the wife of Rishi Sunak has been brought into the spotlight regularly since he moved into 10 Downing Street Akshata Murty, the wife of Rishi Sunak, has been brought into the spotlight since his move into 10 Downing Street. She is now a director of venture capital firm Catamaran Ventures and was responsible for setting up a UK arm of the investment company. Her status as a non-domiciled UK resident means she is paying little tax on her income, and they were married in August 2009 in the Indian city of Bangalore. They have an impressive property portfolio for when they need to get away.
Published : 2 years ago by David Hepburn in Politics
The wealth of the wife of Rishi Sunak has been brought into the spotlight regularly since he moved into 10 Downing Street
Attention has also been focused on Murty’s tax affairs - put under the microscope after it emerged that her status as a non-domiciled UK resident meant she was paying little tax on her income.
In an interview with the Telegraph of India, she explained: “My husband is Narayana Murthy —t-h-y, okay? I am Murty — t-y. From there I think my independence shows. When we decided to marry, I said Murthy, I am not convinced. Why should I be M-u-r-t-h-y? That’s the wrong spelling.”
They were married in August 2009 in the Indian city of Bangalore, at an extravagant event that took place over two days.
She is now a director of venture capital firm Catamaran Ventures that was founded by her farther in 2010. She was responsible for setting up a UK arm of the investment company, including opening a London office.
How many children do Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty have?
Little is known about them as they are largely kept out of the public eye, athough on his UK Parliament ‘About Me’ page, the Prime Minister says that they keep him “busy and entertained”.
In 2001 her novel India Dollar Bahu was adapted for television, while she acted in film Pitruroon, based on another of her stories.
Does Ashaka have any siblings?
Akshata Murty has one brother, Rohan Narayana Murty, who is an Indian technical officer and junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, and the founder of the Murty Classical Library of India.
Where does Akshata Murty live now?
The couple may now be moving into 10 Downing Street courtesy of Rishi Sunak’s new job, but they have an impressive property portfolio for when they need to get away.