Zohran Mamdani (ANI photo) The TOI correspondent from Washington: He quoted from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech in his victory remarks; he invited his saree-clad mom, the filmmaker Mira Nair, and his academic dad, Mumbai-born Mahmood Mamdani, on stage for celebrations; and his campaign blasted out the Bollywood hit Dhoom Machale, to herald his win.Zohran Mamdani’s election […]
In a stunning upset for the MAGA movement in the richest city of the USA, Zohran Mamdani, a 34‑year‑old democratic socialist, is on course to become the next mayor of New York City. His rise shakes up politics in a city long dominated by establishment figures.However, one curious question arises: how did a Muslim and […]
Zohran Mamdani celebrated his historic New York City mayoral win the same way he campaigned: Loudly, defiantly and with a flair that underlined his Indian heritage. Addressing thousands of cheering supporters in Brooklyn, the newly-elected mayor began with a quote from India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, telling the crowd: “A moment comes but rarely […]
New Yorkers elected 34-year-old leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor on Tuesday, making him the city’s youngest and first Muslim leader. Amid loud cheers and chants, New York City mayor-elect Mamdani addressed his supporters after Tuesday’s victory, expressing gratitude to them, his parents, and his wife for their unwavering support. HISTORIC: Zohran Mamdani Elected […]
New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday invoked India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech.34-year-old Mamdani quoted lines from Nehru’s “Tryst with destiny” speech, adding that New York has stepped from the old into the new. HISTORIC: Zohran Mamdani Elected New York City’s First Indian-American Muslim Mayor “A moment […]
Zohran Mamdani scripted history on Tuesday (local time) — and not just for one reason. The 34-year-old Democrat became the first Muslim, first Indian-origin, first South Asian and the youngest-ever mayor of the New York City. In the election, which drew over two million voters, Mamdani defeated Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and former governor Andrew […]
Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has openly backed mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, casting his vote while wearing a “Hot Girls for Zohran” T-shirt. De Blasio shared a smiling photo of himself at the polling station and posted on X: “One of the happiest votes I ever cast! What a beautiful day for […]
On the eve of the city mayoral election, billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk fired a potent warning to New York’s electorate: backing Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa would indirectly hand victory to Democratic socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Musk voiced his endorsement of former governor Andrew Cuomo in a post on X, writing: “Bear in mind that […]
Impersonator Zohran Mamdani Israel’s satire show Eretz Nehederet, often described as the country’s version of Saturday Night Live (SNL), has poked fun at New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.The parody mixes Jewish greetings with pro-Palestinian slogans and terrorist jargon.The sketch aired on Channel 12 on Wednesday. It ridiculed Mamdani’s recent Jewish New Year message, […]
The billboard is the latest escalation in an increasingly bitter public feud between Netanyahu and Mamdani Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has stepped up its attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, placing his image alongside Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on […]
