Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Saturday accused Zohran Mamdani of lying about not knowing a virulently anti-LGBTQ Ugandan official with whom Mamdani recently posed for smiling photos.

The inflammatory snapshots — and Mamdani’s response to criticism of him about them — has put the Democratic nominee in New York City’s Nov. 4 mayoral election on the defensive.

The photos were taken at an airport in Uganda during Mamdani’s trip back to his native country for his wedding after his stunning win in the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary.

One photo shows Mamdani smiling with Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s first deputy prime minister and former parliament speaker. One of the country’s longtime and most powerful politicians, Kadaga in 2012 championed a bill to make homosexuality p

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