New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Writes Letter to Umar Khalid
Thu 01 Jan 2026, 16:52:58
Hours after taking oath, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a letter to former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid, who is currently awaiting trial in Tihar Jail on UAPA charges.
Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, marking his name as the first Muslim, Indian-origin mayor of America’s biggest city.
Dear Umar, I
think of your words on bitterness often, and the importance of not letting it consume one’s self.
think of your words on bitterness often, and the importance of not letting it consume one’s self.
It was a pleasure to meet your parents,” Mamdani wrote, ending the note saying “We are all thinking of you.”
Khalid is an accused in a case regarding the conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots, and is yet to face trial after being arrested on 13 September 2020.
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