It was on June 24, 2025, when Indian-origin 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and New York State Assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani defeated former Governor, Andrew Cuomo and won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. The victory of Zohran came unexpectedly, and people have been calling him ‘mayor-in-waiting’. On the same night he defeated Cuomo, he accepted the nomination, and as he stepped back, Zohran became the official Democratic candidate for the mayoral election in November 2025.
Brandon Gill made a questionable comment on Zohran Mamdani’s eating habits, sparking cultural controversy
Amid this, a controversy erupted as Republican Brandon Gill made a controversial comment about Zohran’s eating habits. For the same, Brandon is being called ‘racist’ and people are also calling out his ‘hypocrisy’ after finding a similar photo of his Indian-origin father-in-law, for which he actually made a questionable comment on Zohran. American lawmaker, Brandon Gill, who is a Republican, shared a video of Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his own hands.
