New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani tries to talks to pedestrians while surrounded by reporters in New York. (AP Photo)

Zohran Mamdani, who is leading the polls ahead of New York City mayoral election scheduled for Tuesday, received a phone call from former Democratic President Barack Obama on Saturday who praised the 34-year-old’s campaign and offered to be a “sounding board” if his advantage in the poll turns into victory in the NYC polls.

The call, reported by New York Times , was confirmed by Mamdani’s spokesperson. Obama praised the NYC mayoral frontrunner’s campaign against the independent rival and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

In a statement, Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec said, “Zohran Mamdani appreciated President

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