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'My wife loves India; proud of my father-in-law': Sunak fights back

Akshata, whose mother Sudha Murthy is a philanthropist, was targeted by the Opposition over her non-domicile tax status

Rishi Sunak, Akshata Murthy
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Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy is accused of using her non-domicile status to save millions in taxes

Press Trust of India
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has launched a fightback against the Opposition’s attack over the non-domicile tax status of his India-born wife Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, saying she loves her country and would eventually return there to care for her parents.

Akshata, whose mother Sudha Murthy is a philanthropist, was targeted by the Opposition over her non-domicile tax status, which means she is not legally bound to pay tax in the UK on income earned overseas.

“She had this well before we met, before she moved to this country,” Sunak told The Sun newspaper.

“It

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