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Hindus For Zohran organizes prayer meet for Mamdani in NY
The event was also attended by Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, the award-winning Indian-American director of films such as Mississippi Masala.
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Biplob Kumar Das - Sun, 02, Nov 2025
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The event organized by Hindus for Zohran, an affinity group campaigning for him / Biplob Kumar Das
A group of Hindu supporters of Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee, gathered for devotional prayers to express their support for the candidate on Nov. 1, at the city’s Tompkins Square Park.
The event was organized by Hindus for Zohran, an affinity group campaigning for him. It was also attended by Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, the award-winning Indian-American director of films such as Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding, and The Namesake.
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“My father always saw Zohran as someone who would unite India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh,” said Nair while addressing the gathering.
“Our prayers together remind us that Zohran’s campaign is not for one community, or one faith but for all New Yorkers. For a city that holds every color, every prayer within its vast and generous embrace,” she said.
Sunita Vishwanath, a co-founder of Hindus For Zohran, said, “The community members and religious leaders who are gathering today are doing so in their personal capacity, so that our Zohran Mamdani has blessing and protection from hate and harm as he heads to election day.”
Zeshan B., an Indian-American singer, led a prayer at the gathering. He had recently gone viral on Instagram for singing a Hindi song supporting Mamdani in front of the current New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the mayor’s official residence.
“I think this is what Zohran’s campaign is all about, uniting Hindus, Muslims, South Asians, and all New Yorkers,” said Zeshan.
Last month, over 60 faith leaders from Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish, and Jain communities, had signed a statement endorsing Mamdani.
This comes at a time when Mamdani’s foremost challenger, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, has been accusing him of offending religious groups, including Hindus.
Pandit Sanjay Dube, a Hindu religious leader who led a prayer at the event said Mamdani’s campaign has been the most inclusive. “I think Andrew Cuomo’s accusations are baseless and laughable,” he said.
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