Mamdani Under Fire in NYC Debate: Cuomo and Sliwa Slam Him Over Jews, Hindus, and Religious Policies

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The NYC mayoral debate erupted as Zohran Mamdani faced relentless attacks over his stance on religious communities. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa pressed Mamdani on his policies and rhetoric regarding Jewish and Hindu New Yorkers, questioning whether he can fairly represent all faiths in the city. Mamdani struggled to defend his positions as the debate grew increasingly heated, exposing deep divisions and sparking outrage among viewers.    This was one of the most explosive moments of the final debate, highlighting the high stakes and intense scrutiny candidates face on religion and identity in New York City politics.      #ZohranMamdani #AndrewCuomo #CurtisSliwa #NYCMayorDebate #JewishCommunity #HinduCommunity #NYCPolitics #PoliticalDrama #ReligiousDebate #NYC2025 #DebateHighlights #CuomoVsMamdani #OneIndiaNews #Election2025 #LiveDebate  ~HT.318~

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00:00It's with the Sunni Muslims, when you say decriminalize prostitution, which is haram.

00:06All you have are the insults that you have lobbed at every single opportunity you have.

00:11BDS against Uganda for imprisoning people who are gay just by their sexual orientation.

00:22Isn't that a basic violation of human rights?

00:24I think you get the question.

00:25To Zoran, I believe, as we've stated, that you have been a divisive force in New York,

00:36and I believe that's toxic energy for New York.

00:40It's with the Jewish community.

00:43It's with the Italian-American community, when you give the Columbus statue the finger.

00:48It's with the Sunni Muslims, when you say decriminalize prostitution, which is haram.

00:54It's the Hindus.

00:56But then you take a picture with Rebecca Kodaga, Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda.

01:05You take a picture with your father.

01:07You're smiling.

01:08He's smiling.

01:09She's known as Rebecca Gay Killer Kodaga.

01:14You're a citizen of Uganda.

01:16You took the picture.

01:17You said you didn't know who she was.

01:19It turns out you did.

01:20How do you not renounce your citizenship or demand BDS against Uganda for imprisoning people

01:31who are gay just by their sexual orientation?

01:36Isn't that a basic violation of human rights?

01:38My politics is consistent, and my politics is built on a belief in human rights for all

01:50people, and that extends to queer and trans New Yorkers, and it extends to queer and trans

01:55Ugandans.

01:57And had I known that the first deputy minister was the architect of that legislation, I would

02:02not have taken that photo.

02:03And yet I also know that this constant attempt to smear and slander me is an attempt to also

02:10distract from the fact that, unlike myself, you do not actually have a platform or a set

02:15of policies to protect those same New Yorkers here.

02:18All you have are the insults that you have lobbed at every single opportunity you have.

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