UK Hindus 'Smart, Well Behaved': Post Leicester Report

Britain getting its first Hindu PM and launch of an independent inquiry into the recent Hindu-Muslim clashes in Leicester, a report in a UK-based daily says that "Britain's Hindus are smart, rich and very well behaved."

"There are just 329 Hindus in UK prisons, the lowest of any religious cohort, and they are better qualified than the Christians and earn more. Now Rishi Sunak, a 2nd-generation son of a GP (general practitioner), is in No 10," The Times report, released on Sunday, said.

The most recent census, says the report, shows that 15.4% of British Indians, nearly 50% of whom are Hindus, were in professional and managerial roles, the highest proportion of any group.

It further adds that 59% of British Hindus reported having a degree of higher education, nearly double the 30% of Christians.

By 2012, Hindus living in London had a net wealth of 277,400 pounds (including property), and now the country's Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty alone are worth an estimated 730 million pounds ($844 million).

The couple's net worth is roughly twice that of King Charles' estimated 370 million pounds personal fortune.

Reacting to the report, Lord Rami Ranger CBE, who hails from Punjab, tweeted: "Great tribute to the Indian values that make us peaceful, prosperous, and progressive."

"British Hindus Contribute, Co-Operate, and Co-Exist. Hindus believe in hard work, oneness & unity, governed by Dharma. Data does not Lie," Britain-based Hindu group, Insight UK, tweeted.

England and Wales are home to 983,000 Hindus, and 47% of the British Hindus live in London, accounting for 5% of the capital's population, says the Times report.

Hindu migration to the UK started in 1947 after India's Partition. In the 1970s, more Hindus came to Britain from East Africa after then Ugandan leader Idi Amin expelled Asians.