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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra praised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for invoking Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory, contrasting it with BJP leaders’ criticism of Nehru in Bihar.
Mamdani has become the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected to sit at the helm of the political seat in the largest city in the US. (Photos: PTI+AP)
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday praised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for invoking India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech.
Addressing a public rally in Valmiki Nagar in poll-bound Bihar, the Wayanad MP said Mamdani spoke about Nehru while BJP leaders abuse the former prime minister.
“They keep abusing Jawaharlal Nehru, blaming him for every single flaw. Today, an American person (Zohran Mamdani) has won the election, and he spoke about Jawaharlal Nehru. And here, BJP leaders are abusing him,” Priyanka Gandhi said.
VIDEO | Bihar Elections 2025: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a public rally in Valmiki Nagar.She says, “They keep abusing Jawaharlal Nehru, blaming him for every single flaw. Today, an American person (Zohran Mamdani) has won the election, and he spoke about… pic.twitter.com/rBYRMIW2Kj
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 5, 2025
Mamdani, the son of Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, registered a decisive and historic win, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and political heavyweight former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent candidate.
Mamdani referred to Nehru’s “Tryst with Destiny” speech, which he delivered on the eve of India’s independence, August 14, 1947, to the Constituent Assembly.
Mamdani said, “Standing before you, I’m reminded of Jawaharlal Nehru’s words: ‘A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.’ Tonight, New York has done just that.”
#WATCH | Newly-elected Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani says, “Standing before you, I think of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru. A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds… pic.twitter.com/42Vef68kgj— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2025
Not just Mamdani, Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Communications, said Nehru’s words were used by Alex Salmond in his campaign for the independence of Scotland in November 2013.
Zohran Mamdani, the newly-elected Mayor of New York City, has just quoted from Nehru’s immortal Tryst with Destiny speech.Actually these very words of Nehru had also been used by Alex Salmond in his campaign for the independence of Scotland in November 2013 https://t.co/ERQa8dhiaC pic.twitter.com/WCtUNTcRE7
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 5, 2025
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said Nehru’s legacy continues to echo across oceans and generations.
“I think of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.” @ZohranKMamdani invokes the immortal words from Pandit… pic.twitter.com/mbPnCOqHpO— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) November 5, 2025
Mamdani has become the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected to sit at the helm of the political seat in the largest city in the US.
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
November 05, 2025, 14:30 IST
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