Zohran Mamdani's historic win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor shook up the political establishment.
A Democratic Socialist assembly member from Queens, Mamdani ran on a campaign pushing progressive policies such as a citywide rent freeze, taxpayer-funded childcare and "fast and free" public buses.
New Yorkers of all faiths rallied around the 33-year-old, and on 25 June he secured a stunning political upset, defeating his main rival, the political heavyweight Andrew Cuomo.
Despite being a relative unknown before the primary election, and polling as low as one percent in February, Mamdani's campaign mobilised a coalition of voters, including many from New York's 600,000 strong South Asian community.
But since his shock win, some within the Indian-American community have put a target on his back, making it abundantly clear they don't want, and will never vote for, a Muslim candidate.
