Akshata Murty, woman of Rishi Sunak, wore a large- necked gown with red, white, and blue stripes—the colors of the United Kingdom’s national symbol
All eyes were on his wife, Akshata Murty, who wore an Indian label dress that cost more than$ 42,000 as he delivered his resignation address outside 10 Downing Street. The pricey high-necked dress, which has red, white, and blue stripes, quickly became a joke online.
You may ask, “Why”? The daughter of Infosys’ founder and Rajya Sabha MP was wearing a dress with arrows pointing downwards and a red bottom section.
The Conservative Party lost the 2024 general election to the Labour Party, but the internet users were quick to use this as a metaphor for how the election has gone.
Here’s this X user had to say about Murty’s dress at Sunak’s resignation speech:
” Nice to see Mrs Sunak wearing an American flag- style dress”, quipped another.
This internet user said that Murty’s expensive dress reminds him of a “skeleton.”
” Sunak: ‘ Yours is the only judgement that matters.’ Another social media user criticized Sunak’s most recent speech as the prime minister of the United Kingdom as saying,” He said that to his wife when she asked what dress she should wear this morning- and look what happened.”
This person believes that it “is the stuff of a million memes.”
” Even Rishi Sunaks wife’s dress says you’re going down”! said another X user.
According to a report by, the Indian businesswoman’s dress is from Ka- Sha, an Indian fashion label. The cotton dress is offered for purchase through Omi Na Na, an online retailer specializing in sustainable fashion brands.
Known for her love of statement pieces from high- end designers, Akshata Murty topped Tatler magazine’s best- dressed list for Britain in 2023.