n a powerful gesture of international solidarity, the newly sworn-in Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has written a personal note to incarcerated Indian activist Umar Khalid.The handwritten note was shared on social media on January 1, 2026, just hours after Mamdani—a Democratic Socialist and the first Muslim, Indian-origin mayor of NYC—took his oath of office. The move has reignited global conversations regarding Khalid’s prolonged pre-trial detention in Tihar Jail under the UAPA. n18oc_world News18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube OC SLUGS