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A Moment Comes Zohran Mamdani Quotes Nehru In Victory Speech

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Zohran Mamdani, after winning the Mayor poll in New York City, delivered his victory speech where he invoked former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech. Mamdani won the polls by a landslide, creating history as the first Muslim mayor of New York City. Addressing his supporters after the NYC mayor poll results, Mamdani quoted Nehru’s iconic speech from 1947, the day India got independence from the centuries-long British rule. During his victory speech, Mamdani said, “Standing before you, I’m reminded of Jawahar Lal Nehru’s words. A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance. Tonight, New York has done just that.”

“This new era demands clarity, courage, and vision — not excuses. It will be defined by bold leadership and the most ambitious plan yet to confront our city’s cost-of-living crisis,” he added. VIDEO | USA: Addressing his supporters after winning New York city mayoral elections, Indian-origin democratic socialist lawmaker, Zohran Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani), quotes former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech. Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday celebrated his win in the New York City elections by borrowing a quote from Jawaharlal Nehru's iconic Tryst with Destiny speech. Speaking to his supporters after his victory, Mamdani quoted Nehru's speech from 1947 when India marked its independence from over 200 years of British rule. Follow LIVE updates on NYC Mayor polls here

"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance,"... “This will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt. Central to that vision will be the most ambitious agenda to tackle the cost-of-living crisis that this city has seen since the days of Fiorello La Guardia: an agenda that will freeze the rents... Nehru's speech was made at midnight on August 14, 1947, as India prepared to become an independent nation. His speech marked the transition of India from a British colony to a free, independent country. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.”

For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well connected that power does not belong in their hands. Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery by handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns — these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power. And yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight. Against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands.

My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. Mayor-elect centered affordability and the working people of the city in his speech while emphasizing: ‘Hope is alive’ The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said: “I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.” For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands. Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power. And yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater.

Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. Listen to this article in summarized format Amazon warns over 300 million users of major Black Friday impersonation scams targeting personal data What is Canada’s new colour-coded alert system and how it will ensure public safety during extreme weather

Canada launches new alert system for extreme weather; Colour-coded system marks shift to impact-based forecasting Canadian Olympic swimming champion Penny Oleksiak suspended for two years over anti-doping whereabouts failures Democrat Zohran Mamdani addressed his supporters after winning New York City mayoral elections on Tuesday (local time). The Indian-origin democratic socialist lawmaker, Mamdani, quoted India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his victory speech. “Standing before you, I’m reminded of Jawahar Lal Nehru’s words," Mamdani, 34 told the crowd. "A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.

Tonight, New York has done just that. This new era demands clarity, courage, and vision — not excuses. It will be defined by bold leadership and the most ambitious plan yet to confront our city’s cost-of-living crisis,” he said. The quote is from Jawaharlal Nehru's 1947 'Tryst with Destiny' speech, delivered to the Constituent Assembly on the eve of India's independence on August 15, 1947. “A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance,” Nehru... “Standing before you, I am reminded of Jawaharlal Nehru’s immortal words,” Zohran Mamdani said with his voice rising above the roar of a jubilant crowd that had gathered to celebrate his historic win.

The Indian-origin democratic socialist just etched his name into history, becoming the first Muslim, Indian-origin, and African-born leader to helm America’s greatest city after defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a fiercely... As he stepped forward to deliver his victory address on November 4, Mamdani reached across time and continents to quote from Jawaharlal Nehru’s “Tryst with Destiny”, the speech that once heralded India’s awakening to... "A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance," he said,... Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.

It is fitting that at this solemn moment, we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity. "A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new," Zohran Mamdani told a jubilant crowd in New York on Wednesday - quoting India's first prime minister... "When an age ends and the soul of a nation finds utterance. Tonight we step out from the old to the new," Mamdani continued. As Mamdani wrapped up his victory speech, the title track from the 2004 Bollywood hit Dhoom rang out across the hall - followed by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind, now pulsing... Months earlier, Mamdani had turned Bollywood into campaign language, a nod to his South Asian roots - his mother is filmmaker Mira Nair, and his father, Mahmood Mamdani, a Ugandan-born scholar of Indian descent.

On Instagram, he's recorded several messages in Hindi, often relying on playful imagery and dialogues from popular Bollywood films. Invoking India's first prime minister on Wednesday was a final flourish.

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