Zohran Mamdani scripted history on Tuesday after clinching an unprecedented victory in the New York mayoral polls, making him the first Muslim and Indian-origin Mayor of the Big Apple. The 34-year-old son of Indian filmmaker Mira Nair won against former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Silwa to win.

However, a video of Mamdani casually eating a Rajnigandha mouth freshener during a street campaign spread like wildfire on the internet, becoming yet another talking point of his campaign and amusement for Indian users.

The video by American influencer Nicolas Nuvan showed Mamdani stepping out of a black SUV and stopping for a quick chat. When Nuvan asked if Mamdani had eaten, he said, “I did eat today – chicken shawarma."

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