00:00This Indian origin man running for a seat in the US Congress is being called the next Zohran Mamdani.
00:06Congratulations Mayor Mamdani.
00:08With Nancy Pelosi stepping down and choosing not to seek another term in Congress to replace her as a Democratic candidate for San Francisco,
00:14challengers have jumped into the fray.
00:16That challenger is me.
00:18And Saikar Chakrabarti is amongst the prominent ones.
00:20Our campaign is about actually stopping Trump's authoritarian coup.
00:24Born to Bengali immigrant parents in Texas, Chakrabarti completed his studies at Harvard University, where he earned a degree in computer science.
00:31Saikar later joined a financial services company.
00:33Diwali, as you all know, it is a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness.
00:38In 2015, he left his job to work on Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.
00:42While Sanders failed to win, Chakrabarti impressed Democrats with the campaign he built.
00:46For the last 10 years, I've been working on the policies and the campaigns to make our city and our country more affordable.
00:52Chakrabarti is being compared to New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, particularly due to their similar campaign styles.
00:57Join me at the doors, we're out there every Saturday.
00:59Hey y'all, we're hosting our first neighborhood town hall.
01:02Like Mamdani, Chakrabarti is also an advocate of a wealth tax and the need for structural reforms to make the city more affordable.
01:08Your ride to work is about to get a $600 million budget cut.
01:11Will the Democratic Party choose Chakrabarti as its candidate for San Francisco?
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