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Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, mother of Zohran Mamdani, celebrated her son’s victory in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday with an Instagram story.

As soon as the election results were announced, Mira Nair reposted a story by Indian film director Zoya Akhtar, captioned, “Zohran, you beauty," and paired it with Jay-Z’s iconic song Empire State of Mind. Mamdani, 34, is the son of Nair and Ugandan-American academic Mahmood Mamdani.

The announcement came just hours after New Yorkers elected the young leftist Mamdani as their new mayor. The Democrats also secured two major state governor victories, marking a strong message to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

For those who don’t know, Mir

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