India, Nov. 5 -- Zohran Mamdani's mother, Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, reacted to her son winning the mayoral election in New York City Tuesday with a story on Instagram.

Mamdani, 34, is the son of Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani. As soon as the news of Mamdani winning the NYC Mayoral election dropped, Nair shared a story by Indian film director Zoya Akhtar with the words: "Zohran, you beauty." The story was accompanied by Jay-Z's iconic track, 'Empire State Of Mind.'

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