<p>Exultant over his son-in-law Rishi Sunak's victory in UK general elections, IT czar and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy today expressed confidence in his ability to perform well as an MP while noting that he has "big shoes" to fill.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I am very happy that Rishi has won convincingly in Richmond - Yorks with such a majority. He and Akshata worked very hard, beat the pavement and communicated his merit, integrity and his vision for his constituency," Murthy said in a statement.<br /><br />"He has big shoes to fill since he is succeeding William Hague. I am positive that he will do well as an MP," he said as Sunak romped home as a candidate of Conservative party which was set for a stunning triumph beating projections of knife-edge polls throwing up a hung verdict.<br /><br />The UK-based 34-year-old Sunak contested from the constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire which former foreign secretary William Hague had represented earlier before exiting active politics last July.<br /><br />The constituency was known as an "ultra-safe Conservative seat", as the Conservatives had a field run there in past elections.<br /><br />Sunak, an Oxford University and Stanford MBA graduate, co-founded a 1-billion pound global investment firm and specialised in investing in small British businesses.<br /><br />He married his Indian classmate at Stanford Business School, Akshata, on August 29, 2009 in Bengaluru. The couple has two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka.<br /><br />Sunak's father is General Practitioner under British government's National Health Service scheme and his mother a local chemist.</p>
<p>Exultant over his son-in-law Rishi Sunak's victory in UK general elections, IT czar and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy today expressed confidence in his ability to perform well as an MP while noting that he has "big shoes" to fill.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I am very happy that Rishi has won convincingly in Richmond - Yorks with such a majority. He and Akshata worked very hard, beat the pavement and communicated his merit, integrity and his vision for his constituency," Murthy said in a statement.<br /><br />"He has big shoes to fill since he is succeeding William Hague. I am positive that he will do well as an MP," he said as Sunak romped home as a candidate of Conservative party which was set for a stunning triumph beating projections of knife-edge polls throwing up a hung verdict.<br /><br />The UK-based 34-year-old Sunak contested from the constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire which former foreign secretary William Hague had represented earlier before exiting active politics last July.<br /><br />The constituency was known as an "ultra-safe Conservative seat", as the Conservatives had a field run there in past elections.<br /><br />Sunak, an Oxford University and Stanford MBA graduate, co-founded a 1-billion pound global investment firm and specialised in investing in small British businesses.<br /><br />He married his Indian classmate at Stanford Business School, Akshata, on August 29, 2009 in Bengaluru. The couple has two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka.<br /><br />Sunak's father is General Practitioner under British government's National Health Service scheme and his mother a local chemist.</p>