India, June 26 -- Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday criticised Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate of Indian origin for the New York City mayoral polls.

Singhvi said that when Mamdani speaks, the public relations team of Pakistan 'takes a day off.'

"When Zohran Mamdani opens his mouth, Pakistan's PR team takes the day off. India doesn't need enemies with 'allies' like him shouting fiction from New York," Singhvi said in a post on the social media platform X.

Zohran Mamdani also faced criticism from the other side of the aisle in India, with BJP MP Kangana Ranaut also attacking the New York assemblyman.

According to the actor turned politician, Mamdani sounds more Pakistani than Indian.

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