New Delhi, May 7 -- Former US President Barack Obama recently praised New York City's Mayor Zohran Mamdani, stating that he is an 'extraordinary talent', Fox News reported Wednesday.

Obama, in a pre-recorded interview, discussed the direction of the Democratic Party, especially regarding the ongoing rift between the liberal and the progressive wings.

When asked what direction, according to Obama, would be best for the party to actually achieve change, the former US President shrugged off concerns regarding the ongoing rift and said, "I'm not so worried about this so-called rift between the left and liberals, as you described it." He went on to say, "Because I think that within the Democratic Party, and I would argue a bunch of independe...