India, Nov. 4 -- Elon Musk is facing backlash for misspelling Zohran Mamdani's name on purpose in a post endorsing his rival in the New York City mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo.

In the race for New York City mayor, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is running against 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who has experience on his side.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist, built his campaign by focusing on issues such as housing affordability, free public transport and child care, helping him surge in polls. (Also read: Zohran Mamdani reacts as Trump picks Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor)

His main rival in the election is former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the primary. Republican Cur...