Eric Trump has publicly claimed that New York City’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, “hates the Indian population.” (Reuters)

British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan has pushed back at Eric Trump after the US president’s son levelled sweeping allegations against New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of being anti-Indian and antisemitic.

In a recent interview, Eric Trump described the 34-year-old Democrat as someone who “hates the Indian population” and branded him a “socialist communist”. He also claimed Mamdani held hostility toward both Indian and Jewish communities.

Hasan criticised the remarks on X, sharing the clip and writing: “Zohran Mamdani is Indian. This is why they call Eric the dumbest of the dumb sons.” Hasan, whose family traces its roots to Hyderaba

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