Zohran Mamdani , the self-proclaimed socialist labelled 'a communist' by US President Donald Trump , has created history by being elected the mayor of the city widely known as the capital of global capitalism.

Mamdani, whose origins are Indian-Ugandian, has a wide support base among minorities and immigrants in NYC. He is the son of noted Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Ugandian academic Mahmood Mamdani. Also Read | Can Trump cut NY's funding after Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win? What we know

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Shashi Tharoor shared an X post which mentioned Mamdani quoting India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech, saying, "Wonderfully apt! Warmest congratulations to my old friend

@MiraPagliNair on her son @ZohranKMamdani’s spectacular

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