Actor-turned-politician and right-wing fanatic Kangana Ranaut’s tweet about Democratic socialist candidate for the New York City (NYC) mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has earned her a lot of roasting from Pakistani accounts.

 

Ranaut said in a tweet that "Mamdani is the son of Mehmood Mamdani (of Gujarati origin), a celebrated author; and Mira Nair, one of our best filmmakers, Padmashri, a beloved and celebrated daughter born and raised in great Bharat based in New York."

 

“Whatever happened to his Hindu identity or bloodline, and now he is ready to wipe out Hinduism, wow!! It’s the same story everywhere. On a different note, [I] met Mira ji on a couple of occasions. Congratulations to the parents”.

 

 

Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democrat who is known for his critique of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), pulled off a stunning victory in the Democratic party's primary on Tuesday, defeating his main rival, political veteran Andrew Cuomo who previously served as state governor.

 

Speaking at the May 15th New York Focus/HellGate NY mayoral forum, Mamdani said that Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is a “war criminal,” citing his alleged involvement in the anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002, where more than 750 Muslims were killed.

 

“Indian PM helped orchestrate what was the mass slaughter of Muslims in Gujarat,” he said, adding that the pogrom was severe enough that “we don’t even believe that there are Gujarati Muslims anymore.”

 

The NYC mayor's candidate said that when he tells people that he hails from Gujarat, and that he's a Muslim, it's a “shock” to them.

 

BJP Member of Parliament (MP) Ranaut’s remark drew plenty of attention on the internet, particularly in Pakistan. While she apparently intended to criticise Mamdani, Pakistani netizens accepted her jab at them as a “compliment”, highlighting Zohran's charming personality.

 

“We'll take that as a compliment, Kangana,” one users responded on X. Another said, “Yeah, he definitely does. Thanks for the compliment.”

 

 

 

“Hum ne to isay tareef samajh ke accept kar liya (We accepted it as praise),” a user said. The fourth user wrote, “That’s probably the best compliment man’s ever received (sic).”

 

 

Meanwhile, some questioned the basis of the politician's absurd post. “BTW, how does one sound like a nation? Also, what percentage of him sounds Indian and what percentage Pakistani,” a tweep asked.

 

“Just because Zohran Mamdani belongs to a Muslim family, she portrays him as sounding Pakistani,” said a netizen.