Arya Rajendran is trending after NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani mentioned her in a now-viral old post.
When Zohran Mamdani, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair, won the Democratic primary in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, one of his old posts resurfaced online. In a 2020 post on X (then Twitter), Mamdani referred to Arya Rajendran, a young Indian politician from Kerala, as the kind of leader New York might need.
But who is Arya Rajendran? And why did Mamdani choose to spotlight her?
Back in December 2020, Zohran Mamdani shared a post originally published by CPI(M) Puducherry, highlighting Arya Rajendran’s historic election as Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram at just 21.
The post read, “Comrade Arya Rajendran, age 21 new Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. She will be the youngest mayor of a major city in the world.”
Mamdani amplified the message, writing, “So what kind of mayor does NYC need right now?” – suggesting a bold, youthful and ideologically committed leader like Rajendran could be the answer.As Zohran Mamdani prepares for the final leg of the mayoral race in November, his old post is gaining renewed attention.
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