Three Muslims with Indian roots deliver Trump his first defeat

Three Muslim candidates with Indian ancestry starred as Democrats delivered MAGA heartthrob Donald Trump his first defeat since he swept the US presidential election last November. Zohran Mamdani, Aftab Pureval and Ghazala Firdaus Hashmi were among the top Democrats who won high-stakes elections in New York City, Cincinnati and Virginia.

While Zohran Mamdani , who won the New York City mayoral election, was born to Indian-American parent Mira Nair, Hashmi was born in India. Pureval was born to a Punjabi father and a Tibetan refugee mother in Ohio.

Mamdani's mother, Mira Nair, is a distinguished filmmaker. His father, too, has ancestral connections to Gujarat. Zohran's father, Mahmood Mamdani, is an anthropology professor at Columbia University.

These wins come at a moment when D