# Mamdani opposes NYC event featuring Hindu nationalist group leader

https://mins.news/en/item/32589

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 04:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-indias-hindu-nationalist-group-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8e64fc0602a6000171daf2

> New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday that he did not support an upcoming event in the city featuring the leader of a Hindu nationalist group described as the ideological parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

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