New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani invoked Jawaharlal Nehru’s immortal ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech as he addressed supporters after his landmark victory.

“Standing before you, I’m reminded of Nehru’s words — a moment comes, but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new. Tonight, we have stepped out from the old into the new,” Mamdani said, pledging bold leadership to tackle the city’s cost-of-living crisis.

His words drew attention in India, with Congress leader Jairam Ramesh noting that the same lines had once inspired Scotland’s 2013 independence campaign.

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