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after zaran mamdani epic win As New York City mayor on Tuesday night, Indians took to social media to celebrate the mayor-elect.
after a energetic victory rallyMamdani addressed his supporters Quoting a historic speech by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and thanking his Indian-born parents.
Mamdani’s maternal uncle, Vikram Nair, told the Associated Press, “We are proud of him. He has done a great job.” He said he has been flooded with requests from friends and families to organize celebratory parties.
“We will be planning it soon,” he said, adding that the family would love to have Mamdani take part.
Ugandan-born Mamdani, 34, is set to become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century – and the first Muslim One – when he assumes office on January 1.
“Standing before you, I think of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru: ‘There comes a moment, but rarely in history, when we step from the old to the new, when an era ends and when the long-suppressed soul of the nation finds expression.’ “Tonight, we have moved out of the old and into the new,” Mamdani said.
2004 title track Bollywood The blockbuster “Dhoom” was played as Mamdani finished his speech, accompanied by his parents and wife Rama Duwaji.
Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, is an award-winning Indian filmmaker whose credits include “Monsoon Wedding,” “The Namesake” and “Mississippi Masala” and whose work has been nominated for an award. academy awardsHis father, Mahmoud Mamdani, is a professor of anthropology. columbia university,
Nair shares pictures of Bollywood filmmaker Zoya Akhtar after her win Instagram The story, titled “Zohran You Beauty”, accompanied with heart emojis.
Mamdani’s popular campaign video references her Indian heritage, with several social media posts using dialogue from classic Bollywood films.
However, there has been no official reaction from the Indian government on Mamdani’s victory. Shashi Tharoora senior leader of the opposition Congress The party praised his “resounding victory”, calling it “surprisingly appropriate”. In your posts on social media.
Mamdani’s multi-racial outreach and embrace of his Indian and Muslim identities gained him support, but his previous comments about the Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiMany expressed concern and anger at what he publicly called a “war criminal”.
Rights groups have accused the Modi government of widespread attacks and discrimination against India’s Muslims and other minorities. As Chief Minister of the state GujaratModi was accused of not taking action to stop communal violence during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots, in which more than 1,000 people were killed. an investigation approved by supreme court of india Later he was acquitted.
Not everyone in India was enthused by Mamdani’s historic victory on Wednesday, which grabbed headlines.
Indian MLA Milind Deora wrote on social media, “It’s that season again when India’s self-proclaimed urban intellectuals will be excited about Zoharan Mamdani’s victory as New York mayor, but yet they have no idea who is the mayor of their own city!”