A massive political storm has erupted after newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani wrote a personal solidarity letter to jailed Indian activist Umar Khalid. The message — shared online by Khalid’s partner — has gone viral worldwide, drawing both praise and fierce backlash. Supporters hail the move as moral courage, while critics slam it as inappropriate foreign political signaling by a sitting U.S. mayor. Khalid has been held for over five years under India’s anti-terror laws without trial, making the mayor’s gesture even more explosive on the global stage. br br #MamdaniLetter #UmarKhalid #NYCMayorMamdani #GlobalPoliticalStorm #SolidarityLetter #UmarKhalidCase #JusticeForUmarKhalid #MamdaniSupport #ViralPoliticalNews #BreakingNews #NYCPolitics #IndiaNews #DelhiRiotsCase #FreeSpeechDebate #PoliticalBacklash #SocialMediaErupts #GlobalPoliticsbr br ~HT.