The daughter of an Indian whale accused of tax evasion The wife of the British Prime Minister puts him under the microscope

Tax evasion

However, the "first lady" will be no stranger to the atmosphere of interest as the wife of the Prime Minister, she was scrutinized due to her tax status last year.

Although she is not an elected politician, she has become the subject of public scrutiny on more than one occasion, regarding both her wealth and her choices in the fashion world in which she works.

Earlier this year, it made headlines because of its non-domestic tax status, a legal way to avoid paying taxes in Britain on overseas income.

This situation is often used by the super-rich to save thousands or even millions of pounds in taxes.

The bulk of her fortune is believed to come from Bangalore-based Infosys.

But after the tax evasion was revealed, the couple faced a backlash, which eventually led to Akshata relinquishing her "non-domestic" status and promising to pay UK taxes on fortunes she brought in from around the world.

other traits

As for her personal and daily life, there is not much that has been published in the British press, but her husband revealed in an interview with The Time newspaper last August, that Akshata is very chaotic, in contrast to him, he is very organized.

Regarding her life before marriage, she had a passion for fashion from an early age and remembered how her mother scolded her for paying more attention to glamor than her studies.

When she transferred to Stanford University to study for an MBA, she met her husband, Rishi, who was studying at the best college after receiving a Fulbright scholarship.

Four years later, in 2009, they married in a lavish ceremony in Bengaluru, India, which was the couple's home for the next four years.

other interests

During their early years together, Akshata pursued a career in the fashion industry and founded her own company in 2007, Akshata Designs, based on celebrating Indian culture, discovering artists in remote villages and working with them and their designs to create her own designs.

However, the mother of two has continued to own stakes in companies over the years, including the family empire, Infosys, and the venture she and Rishi created together, Catamaran Ventures UK.

Eventually, Rishi and Akshata moved to the United Kingdom in 2013, with Rishi becoming the MP for Richmond in Yorkshire two years later.

their house

The couple now live in a £7m townhouse in Kensington with their daughters, which is just one of several properties they own.

In addition to the country house, they also enjoy a £2m flat in Kensington and a £XNUMXm mansion in the Yorkshire borough of Richie, where they are nicknamed 'Maharaja Dales'.

They also have a £5.5m penthouse in California, overlooking the Santa Monica Pier, which they use on holidays.

She wears international brands

In parallel, the IT heiress also seems to love wearing luxury brands, according to the Daily Mail, as in December 2020, she wore a new pair of Gucci sneakers worth £445.

and a £1630 REDValentino leather coat and £1000 leather skirt for a night out with her husband at upscale Mayfair.

She wore a £165 Club Monaco dress for an outing to Margaret Thatcher's hometown of Grantham.