Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday praised the meeting between US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. He remarked that “this is how democracy should work” and added that he would like to see more such meetings in India as well.

These remarks of Tharoor came a day after Trump met Mamdani at the White House, a meeting that drew attention because of their heated exchanges during the New York mayoral campaign.

Reacting to the rare moment of cooperation in Washington, Tharoor wrote on X, "This is how democracy should work. Fight passionately for your point of view in elections, with no rhetorical holds barred. But once it's over, & the people have spoken, learn to cooperate with each other in the common interests of the nation you are both pledged to serve

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