Zohran Mamdani went Hindu temple hopping in New York on Monday, days after heated backlash over his previous post on the Ayodhya Ram Temple. He is the Democratic candidate for New York City’s mayoral race.

After visiting two of the oldest Hindu temples in Flushing, Zohran boasted about his Hindu heritage and said, “I am proud that I would be the first Indian-American mayor of this city. I am proud of the fact that my mother's family is Hindu.” Also Read | Trump slams Mamdani’s communist agenda, says he won’t get federal funding

“The stories that I learned, the tradition, the faith, the practices...it's one thing that taught me many of the values that I hold so dear today,” he said.

Zohran shared that he grew up with a “keen understanding” of what Hinduism means, whilst being a Mu

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