Zohran Mamdani’s responses on a 2009 college application were criticized by his mayoral rivals. The blowback was dismissed by his supporters as a politically motivated attack.

Despite emphasizing his Muslim background during his campaign, Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani marked himself as both

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani listed himself as Black on a Columbia application but later said he wasn’t, according to reporting from the New York Times.