Zohran Mamdani's assumed victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary has raised interest in his personal as well as his public life. Many are curious about the 33-year-old Democratic socialist's background, not least his marriage to Syrian artist ...

A video of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani eating biryani with his bare hands has gone viral, drawing a flood of racist remarks online. Many Western users criticised his traditional eating style,

For someone to exploit that for personal gain is deeply offensive.” But some black New Yorkers said they have no issue with Mamdani’s claim — and even appreciate it.

Mamdani’s detractors don’t care about his race; they care about clawing back a century of civil rights and the multicultural liberal democracy that liberalism aspired to build. Conservatives are being honest about that. A lot of liberals are not.

The mayor's call follows the hacked release of Mamdani's 2009 application where he allegedly identified as both Asian and African American. Mamdani was born in Uganda to Indian parents.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary.