The rise of young Democrat Zohran Mamdani can be seen as a perfect counter-narrative to the racist campaign orchestrated by right-wing elements

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City is historic for many reasons: an unapologetic socialist at the helm of America’s epicentre of capitalism; the first Muslim to become the mayor in the history of America’s richest city, and the first Indian-origin immigrant to earn a resounding mandate at a time when the anti-immigrant sentiment is running high, and the city’s youngest mayor in over a century. History has placed a heavy burden on the shoulders of the 34-year-old ‘socialist democrat’ whose economic vision for the city is as refreshing and appealing as his challenging political journey. Born in Uganda to parents of Indian d

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