An image of UK PM Rishi Sunak, sitting down on one knee, while speaking to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the G20 Summit is earning warm affection from netizens.

The picture is now viral on the internet.

Several netizens praised the British PM's gesture and one of them, sharing the image on X, wrote: "Big man don't have ego! Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of UK sat down on the floor to match the comfort - in a tetatete with with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. #G20."

Another netizen shared the photo and described it as 'adorable'.

"What a lovely & an adorable picture of Our HPM Sheikh hasina & @RishiSunak," wrote the X user on the platform.

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Another netizen called Sunak a 'gentleman' for the act.

"Rishi Sunak ji is such a gentleman. He meets Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina ji with such humbleness," she said.

Rishi Sunak visited India over the weekend to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

Sunak, who visited New Delhi's Akshardham Temple by taking a brief break from his busy G20 schedule, on Sunday said he is a 'proud Hindu' and his India-origin root will always help him connect with the country.

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"I am hugely proud of my Indian roots and my connections to India ... being a proud Hindu means I will always have a connection to India and the people of India," the PM was quoted as saying in an X post by the British High Commission.

"I am hugely proud of my Indian roots and my connections to India ... being a proud Hindu means I will always have a connection to India and the people of India."

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This was Rishi Sunak's first official visit to India since becoming Britain's Prime Minister.

Before leaving India after the completion of the summit, Sunak described the G20 meet as 'historic' and 'thanked' his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for hosting the event.