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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 09: New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) headquarters on July 09, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani spoke during a press conference alongside UTF President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter leader Dr. Terrain Reeves and members of UTF as he received the endorsement of the teachers union. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Mamdani’s mother detailed family’s focus on Indian-Ugandan roots despite living in U.S. in 2013 interview: ‘He is not an American at all’

In a recently unearthed 2013 interview with Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, the mother of Democratic socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, she discussed raising him while emphasizing their family’s deliberate efforts to preserve his Indian and Ugandan heritage despite reaping the benefits of living in the U.S.

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