Newly elected New York City Mayor-designate Zohran Mamdani made a bold statement after his historic victory, declaring, “I am young, I am Muslim, I am a democratic socialist, and I refuse to apologise for any of this.”

His remarks came shortly after being announced as the winner, scripting a defining moment in the city’s political landscape.

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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, in his speech after winning the New York City mayoral elections on Wednesday, invoked Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic 1947 speech, ‘Tryst with Destiny’.

Speaking to his supporters after being projected as the winner, Mamdani cited Nehru’s words from the speech he made on India’s independence: “I’m reminded of Jawaharlal Nehru’s words. A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to

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