Rishi Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty’s flaunted outfit ignited the internet to throw in all the humor it could

During Rishi Sunak’s outgoing speech, his wife Akshata Murty’s choice of outfit sparked a wave of internet memes and discussions

As Sunak addressed the public outside 10 Downing Street following the UK’s general election, Murty wore an Indian-label dress worth ₹42,000. However, it wasn’t the cost that caught the attention of social media users on platforms like X. The dress featured blue, red, and white stripes—the colors of Britain’s national flag—and had arrows pointing downward with a red bottom section. This design led many to draw humorous parallels between the dress and the Conservative Party’s significant loss in the election, where the Labour Party won a majority in the House. Keir Starmer is set to become the new Prime Minister as the Labour Party secured victory. Rishi Sunak accepted the defeat after several of his cabinet members lost their seats.

Comments on X ranged from comparisons of the dress to the Tory vote’s downfall to suggestions that the dress resembled an American flag, humorously implying a planned move to the US. Some users even remarked that the dress looked like a skeleton or pointed out the irony in Sunak possibly approving his wife’s outfit, only for it to become a meme. Murty’s dress, from the Indian fashion label Ka-Sha, is sold by Omi Na Na, a boutique specializing in sustainability. Akshata Murty, daughter of Infosys founder Narayana Murty and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, was named Britain’s best-dressed by Tatler magazine in 2023, adding another layer of interest to her public appearance.