India on Friday said public representatives are expected to respect the independence of the judiciary in other democracies, responding to reports that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote a letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid. “Expressing personal prejudices does not behove those in office,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a weekly press...
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...
Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old progressive and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, becoming the city’s first Muslim mayor and one of the most prominent figures on the party’s left. Mamdani won 49.6% of the vote, defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran...