BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday vehemently criticized Indian-American lawmaker Zohran Mamdani, who recently secured the Democratic primary victory for New York City mayor, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
In a post on X, Ranaut challenged Mamdani’s cultural and religious identity, claiming he seems more Pakistani than Indian, even though she is a Padmashri.
“His mother is Mira Nair, one of our best filmmakers, Padmashri, a beloved and celebrated daughter born and raised in great Bharat based in New York. She married Mehmood Mamdani (Gujarati origin), a celebrated author, and obviously son is named Zohran, he sounds more Pakistani than Indian whatever happened to his Hindu identity or bloodline and now he is ready to wipe out Hinduism, wow!! It’s the same story everywhere,” the firebrand BJP MP wrote in a post on X.
She concluded the post by congratulating Nair and her spouse, mentioning she had encountered the filmmaker on several occasions.
Mamdani, the child of acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair and Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, was announced as the victor of the Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday evening. He is presently a New York State Assembly member representing Queens and is recognized for his connection to the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Zohran Mamdani has promised extensive changes if he becomes New York City Mayor, committing to freeze rents for all stabilized tenants and actively advocate for the construction of affordable housing to address the city’s escalating crisis.
His campaign also pledged to revamp public transportation. Mamdani announced plans to permanently eliminate fares for all city buses and expedite the implementation of priority lanes, bus queue jump signals, and designated loading zones to clear routes and reduce delays.
