New Delhi, June 26 -- Bollywood actor and BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Kangana Ranaut has raised questions about the religious and cultural identity of Zohran Mamdani, the Indian-origin lawmaker who won in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Wednesday in a historic first.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor.

Mamdani, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and author Mehmood Mamdani, was sounds 'more Pakistani than Indian', Kangana Ranaut quipped on X.

"His mother is Mira Nair, one of our best filmmakers, Padmashri, a beloved and celebrated daughter born and raised in great Bharat based in New York. She married Mehmood ...