Zohran Mamdani invokes Nehru in victory speech, says New York City mayoral election toppled ‘political dynasty’

Mr. Mamdani scripted past arsenic helium emerged victorious successful the closely-watched New York City mayoral election, defeating governmental heavyweight erstwhile New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

“Friends, we person toppled a governmental dynasty. I privation Andrew Cuomo lone the champion successful backstage life, but fto contiguous beryllium the last clip I utter his sanction arsenic we crook the leafage connected a authorities that abandons the galore and answers lone to the few. New York contiguous you person delivered,” Mr. Mamdani said successful his triumph code Tuesday (November 4) nighttime arsenic the polls declared him victorious successful the 2025 elections to a rousing reception from his supporters.

“We won due to the fact that New Yorkers allowed themselves to anticipation that the intolerable could beryllium made possible, and we won due to the fact that we insisted that nary longer would authorities beryllium thing that is done to us. Now, it is thing that we do,” helium said.

“Standing earlier you, I deliberation of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru - a infinitesimal comes, but seldom successful history, erstwhile we measurement retired from the aged to the new, erstwhile an property ends and erstwhile the psyche of a federation agelong suppressed finds utterance. Tonight, we person stepped retired from the aged into the new.”