Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha shared a “special moment” on Thursday evening from his visit to South Korea, where he attended the Asian Leadership Conference (ALC), often referred to as the “Davos of the East,” in Seoul. He posted a photo on social media sitting between two former Prime Ministers, Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom and Tony Abbott of Australia.
Chadha, who was invited as a keynote speaker at the two-day summit, called it a memorable experience. “Not every day do you find yourself seated between two former Prime Ministers — the highly distinguished Rishi Sunak on the left, and the widely respected Tony Abbott on the right. A rather special moment at the Asian Leadership Conference in South Korea,” he wrote on X, sharing a picture with the two.
Not every day do you find yourself seated between two former Prime Ministers — the highly distinguished Rishi Sunak on the left, and the widely respected Tony Abbott on the right. A rather special moment at the Asian Leadership Conference in South Korea.
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha)
Rishi Sunak served as the UK’s Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024 and later became the Leader of the Opposition after losing the 2024 election. He had earlier held roles as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He has been a Member of the UK Parliament since 2015.
Tony Abbott was Australia’s Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015 and was a long-time MP for the Warringah constituency in New South Wales from 1994 to 2019. He led the Liberal Party during his time in office.
At the Asian Leadership Conference, Chadha also strongly condemned Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and called for a united global front against it. Citing the recent terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, he highlighted India’s response through Operation Sindoor, stressing India’s shift to a proactive and pre-emptive counter-terrorism approach.
Chadha said that “Operation Sindoor wasn’t just a military operation. It was a message: India will not tolerate terror. We do not seek conflict. But we will never shy away from defending our people.”
