Z ohran Mamdani’s spectacular victory in New York is also a moment to look at how Indians have looked at him in the past few weeks.

Reactions from Indians can split the room in the middle. Indians usually aggressively embrace the success of Indian-origin members of the diaspora. But there was more than palpable hesitancy for Mamdani. He wasn’t the perfect postcard for new India.

In an open letter dated 10 October, a coalition of Indian -American and Hindu diaspora organisations in the US accused Mamdani, who is a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , of promoting “bigotry and bias” against Hindus. The letter said his words were “divisive, discriminatory and unbecoming of a leader seeking to lead such a diverse city”. Show Full Article

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