New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has never shied away from voicing his criticism of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the occasion of Diwali, the Democratic assemblyman again took a dig at the key politician, while owning up his past controversial statements.

Zohran Mamdani takes a dig at PM Narendra Modi

“I have been critical of Modi because I grew up with a vision of an India where everyone belonged,” said Mamdani, who’s previously compared the Indian PM to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and called him a “war criminal.”

In the same breath, he highlighted that he grew up with a vision that depicted India as being “pluralistic,” where “everyone belonged no matter their religion.” Further dissecting his critique of Modi and the BJP party in the India, he a

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