NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani vows to end ‘corruption culture,’ letting ‘Trump-like billionaires evade taxes’
Zohran Mamdani, after winning the New York mayoral election, told supporters they hold the future and have dismantled a longstanding political dynasty.
Zohran Mamdani, following his victory in the New York mayoral polls, in his first remarks to his supporters, pledged to end the culture of corruption that enables billionaires such as US President Donald Trump to evade taxes.
Taking a dig at the US President, Mamdani promised to “put an end to 'the culture of corruption' that has allowed billionaires like Trump to evade taxation and exploit tax breaks.”
His remarks come after he had asked American Jews not to vote for Mamdani, labelling him a ‘Jew hater.’
"If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him," Zohran Mamdani said in a victory speech to supporters.
Trump's warning
Following Mamdani's victory, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote, “…AND SO IT BEGINS!”
Earlier, Trump also warned that if Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral election, it is unlikely he will contribute any federal funds beyond the mandatory minimum to the city.
Trump cautioned voters on election eve that New York City could face a “complete and total economic and social disaster” and that its "survival" depended on preventing Democratic candidate Mamdani from winning the mayoral race.
Apart from calling out Trump, Mamdani declared that the future is in their hands and celebrated the toppling of a political dynasty.
He said,“ the future is in our hands; we have toppled a political dynasty. We will fight for you; because we are you: Zohran Mamdani to people of New York,”
Refuse to apologise for being Muslim: Mamdani
After being elected as the first Muslim mayor of New York, Mamdani said, “I am young, I am Muslim, I am a democratic socialist and most damning of all I refuse to apologise for any of this.”
Zohran Mamdani recalls Nehru's words
Referring to India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mamdani said, “Standing before you, I’m reminded of Jawahar Lal 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."
He added, "Tonight, New York has done just that. This new era demands clarity, courage, and vision — not excuses. It will be defined by bold leadership and the most ambitious plan yet to confront our city’s cost-of-living crisis.”
(More to come….)