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Diwali festivities have begun for the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshara Murty as they hosted a Diwali event for the Hindu community at 10 Downing Street.

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00:00 Diwali festivities have begun for the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata
00:09 Murthy as they hosted a Diwali event for the Hindu community at 10 Downing Street.
00:15 Sunak wished Shubh Diwali to people in the UK and around the world on Wednesday.
00:20 UK Prime Minister's official ex-handle tweeted, "Tonight, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed
00:26 guests from the Hindu community to Downing Street ahead of Diwali, a celebration of the
00:30 triumph of light over darkness.
00:33 Shubh Diwali to everyone across the UK and around the world celebrating this weekend."
00:38 The social media post was accompanied by images of Sunak and Murthy lighting traditional lamps
00:43 or diyas at their official residence.
00:47 Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights which symbolises the spiritual victory of light
00:51 over darkness, good over evil.
00:54 This year, Diwali will be celebrated on November 12.
00:57 Sunak is a practicing Hindu with Punjabi roots and is a regular at the temple in Southampton
01:02 where he was born.
01:03 During their recent visit to India for the G20 summit, the couple offered prayers at
01:07 the famous Akshardham temple in New Delhi.
01:10 "I am a proud Hindu.
01:12 That's how I was raised.
01:13 That's how I am.
01:14 We just had Raksha Bandhan.
01:16 So from my sister and my cousin, I have all my rakhis," Rishi Sunak had said.
01:21 Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak discussed the
01:25 progress on the free trade agreement during their telephone conversation.
01:29 Sunak also congratulated PM Modi on Team India's strong performance in the ongoing Cricket
01:34 World Cup.
01:35 Turning to the friendship between the UK and India, the leaders discussed recent progress
01:39 on free trade agreement negotiations.
01:41 They agreed on the importance of securing an ambitious deal that benefited both sides.
01:46 The UK government said in a statement, "India and the UK are negotiating a free trade agreement,
01:50 talks for which had begun in 2022."
01:53 The 12th round of negotiations for the UK-India free trade agreement took place from August
01:57 8 to 31 this year.
01:59 The UK PM affirmed hope of a good performance from the English side during the Test Series
02:05 in India in January next year.
02:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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