'This is not inside temple': Massive row over Mamdani's shoes; American Hindu community targeted

The temple run of New York Muslim mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani last week did not go without criticism but now that a photo appeared showing Mamdani posing for a photo with his shoes on while others were barefoot, a major controversy started. The organizers of the event, the members of the Indian-American Hindu community of New York, came under attack for not asking Mamdani to remove the shoes. "Zohran Mamdani is not a Hindu. He may not have known that we do not wear shoes inside the temple. He clearly does not want to follow others who are with him and are not wearing the shoes. It was responsibility of this photo op seeking group to demand he takes off his shoes and respects Hindu tradition and faith at least inside a temple," one commentator wrote. "Mamdani defiled the sanctity of