Overview

• Mamdani secured the Democratic nomination on June 24, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a surprise upset.
• BJP MP Kangana Ranaut said he “sounds more Pakistani than Indian” and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi likened him to “Pakistan’s PR team.”
• Critics have seized on his attendance at a protest against Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir as evidence of an anti-Hindu bias.
• His mother, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair, publicly urged New Yorkers to back her son’s progressive bid.
• He now heads into the November general election against Republican Curtis Sliwa, independent Mayor Eric Adams and a potential independent bid by Andrew Cuomo.