Sri Lanka, Nov. 7 -- November 4 marked a seismic shift in the United States (US), and even global, politics as a 34-year-old Muslim South Asian won the Mayoral race for the world's best known city - New York, which is also the largest city in the US.

Zohran Mamdani, born to an Ugandan father and a famous Indian mother (filmmaker Mira Nair) was virtually unknown even one year ago, until he bravely threw his hat into the ring following the disgraceful Eric Adams saga. He was derided by Conservatives as an extreme Leftist and a supporter of Hamas (due to his pro-Palestine views) and even most Democrats gave him a wide berth due to his somewhat controversial views on a host of issues. Only hard-Left Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Corte...