To be truly liberal and inclusive, Mamdani will have to do more
Jayanta Kalita
TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Jun 27, 2025, 19:00 IST IST
For a man who could be New York's next mayor and is capable of re-energising Democrats against a rampaging Trump, he will have to do more. To start with, he must make protecting Hindus and Jews a part of his anti-hate effort
When rapper-turned-politician Zohran Mamdani declared his candidacy for mayor last October, he was a relatively obscure state legislator, unfamiliar to the majority of New Yorkers.
Fast forward to June 24 night, the 33-year-old celebrated a remarkable rise in politics, announcing his triumph in the Democratic primary at a Queens bar – just moments after former governor Andrew Cuomo conceded defeat.
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