"Honoured to welcome you to Thiruvananthapuram": Mayor Arya Rajendran invites NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Mayor Arya Rajendran has invited Zohran Mamdani, who changed the history of New York, to Thiruvananthapuram. The invitation is in Arya Rajendran's Facebook post congratulating Mandani.

"Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on being elected as the 111th mayor of New York City. We cordially invite you to visit our Thiruvananthapuram and see firsthand Kerala's own people's planning model," the note reads.

Full text of the Facebook post:

Warmest congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on your election as the 111th mayor of New York City! Your victory is a powerful testament that progressive, leftist ideals of justice and equity continue to inspire and reaffirm their relevance across the globe. It speaks of how humans who care about each other and the planet choose people-centric governance, from Kerala to New York. We would be honoured to welcome you to Thiruvananthapuram to see our own people's planning model in action. Looking forward to the possibility of your visit.