WATCH: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata Murthy visit Delhi's Akshardham temple

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday morning visited the Akshardham temple along with his wife Akshata Murthy. In a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sunak’s convoy is seen making way to the temple amid tight security.

On 8 September, Sunak had said that he is a proud Hindu and was ecstatic to visit the temple. “I am a proud Hindu. That’s how I was raised, that’s how I am. We just had Rakshabandhan, so from my sister and my cousin, I have all my Rakhis. I didn’t have time to celebrate Janmashtami. But hopefully, as I said I can make up for that if we visit a mandir this time,” he had said while speaking to news agency ANI. After Sunak’s visit to the temple, Director of Akshardham Temple Jyotindra Dave told ANI that the British Prime Minister performed ‘aarti’ and enjoyed every minute at the temple “…His experience was extraordinary…He performed the Pooja and Aarti with a lot of faith…We showed him the temple and also gave him a model of the temple as a gift…He enjoyed every minute here…he kept on extending time…His wife was also very happy…,” said Dave.

On Saturday, the Delhi Police had said that elaborate security arrangements have been put in place and checking is underway in view of Sunak’s visit to the Akshardham temple. Police officials said security has been tightened in and around the temple.

Sunak is in India along with his wife Akshata Murthy to attend the two-day G20 Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday and discussed ways to deepen trade linkages and boost investment. With inputs from agencies