Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday (June 27, 2025) praised the Indian-origin American Zohran Mamdani for winning a chance to be the Democratic nominee for the upcoming New York mayor elections, calling for his party to also adopt similar types of tactics for elections across the country.
"The method of campaigning in cities by Mamdani is an example for Congress. Will we dare? Are we ready to raise our voice against injustice? Rahul Gandhi ji has rightly said, O Congress workers, "Do not fear." Our election symbol is the hand. That is, the "fearless gesture." Fight fearlessly against injustice. If we fight, we will win. Jai Siya Ram," the Congress MP posted on X in Hindi.
Reverberations of Zohran Mamdani’s New York Mayoral campaign in far away Thiruvananthapuram
Mr. Mamdani, who has Indian ancestry but was born in Uganda and raised in the U.S., had already made history as the first South Asian man and only the third Muslim elected to the New York State Assembly.
During the democratic primary elections, his political platform focussed on progressive reforms, including rent freezes, universal childcare, free public transportation, and tax reforms targeting the wealthy.
