Apart from the appeal, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who also wrote a note to Khalid recalling a meeting with his parents. “I think of your words on bitterness often, and the importance of not letting it consume one’s self,” Mamdani wrote. Eight members of the U.S. Congress have written to India’s ambassador in Washington urging authorities to grant...
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‘Thinking of you’: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to jailed activist Umar Khalid
The image of the letter was shared by Banojyotsna Lahiri, a friend of Khalid. Lahiri said Khalid’s parents had met Mamdani during a visit to the United States in December. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid, who remains in custody at Delhi’s Tihar Jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) as...
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