Desis in NYC have a new song for Zohran Mamdani

WEB DESK: The moment Pakistanis within Pakistan found out that mayoral candidate for New York City, Zohran Mamdani with his South Asian roots was someone they could relate to, there was a frenzy on social media for his support. Except Pakistanis cannot really do much for him because they literally cannot vote, but guess who can? Pakistani diaspora within the NYC. Which is why a group of women decided to sing a song, which has been shared by ‘Pakistanis for Zohran’ for the man, they wish to see leading the city they immigrated to.

The song has lyrics which depict Zohran Mamdani as someone who is extremely popular, is Brooklyn’s pride and has no interest in power and rather wants to work for the community:

Har zubaan par charcha mere Mamdani ka
Khidmatgar hai, shoq nahi hukmirani ka

Brooklyn ki hai shaan
Hum Sab ka Hai Zohraan

New York me tehreek chalayen ge
Mamdani mayor banayen ge

As per the details on the post, the video has originated from a celebration of sorts for Zohran which was organised by women of the Pakistani and Bangladeshi community in Jackson Heights. The singer is Salma Jahan while the lyrics have been penned by Dr Salma Kausar.

According to the comments on Instagram, the singer Saima Jahan happens to be the niece of Noor Jehan. Some were upset that why are Pakistanis supporting someone who’s lineage comes from India while one felt that it was quite ‘Gujrati’ to have a glorification song. In the video, women holding Zohran’s posters are cheering as the song goes on.

British singer-songwriter and record producer, PinkPantheress also gave a shout-out to Mamdani in her show in NYC.

Earlier today, Zohran also shared a video on his Instagram about how his ownership of being Muslim is being consistently demonised, revealing the deep-seated Islamophobia in the City which has often been called the ‘melting pot’.

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While Mamdani has been hugely popular, his recent views on Israel-Palestine led him to hot waters as many believed that he was appearing as an apologist and was steering away from his earlier stance on the oppression.