Better if New York Mayor focuses on his work: MEA slams Zohran Mamdani after letter to Umar Khalid

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday slammed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his letter to jailed Indian student activist Umar Khalid, saying it would be better if he focuses instead on his responsibilities as Mayor.

The MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in his first media briefing of the new year, asked to comment on Mamdani's letter to Umar Khalid, said:"We expect public representatives to be respectful of the independence of judiciary in other democracies. Expressing personal prejudices do not behove those in office. Instead of such comments, it would be better to focus on the responsibilities entrusted to them."Mamdani, 34, is the first Muslim and first Indian-origin Mayor of New York, America's largest cit...