Pritam Chakraborty reacts as ‘Dhoom Machale’ plays to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York, ‘A big high for India’s soft power’

Zohran Mamdani, of Indian origin, has become New York City’s youngest mayor. His historic victory was celebrated with the Bollywood song Dhoom Machale. Mamdani, who is Muslim and a democratic socialist, defeated established politicians. He invoked India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in his speech. Mamdani affirmed New York’s immigrant-led future.