# Mamdani opposes Hindu nationalist event in New York

https://mins.news/en/item/32533

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 02:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/26/mamdani-opposes-hindu-nationalist-event-in-new-york?traffic_source=rss

> New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he opposes a right-wing Hindu nationalist event planned for next week at Madison Square Garden. He describes the group, which is closely linked to India’s ruling BJP, as holding an “exclusionary vision.”

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