Alleged journalist and fake news spreader Rana Ayyub drew criticism online after celebrating New York City mayoral election winner Zohran Mamdani, an openly Islamist-leaning politician, on social media. Sharing a photo with Mamdani and his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, Ayyub wrote on X (in a now-deleted post), “You raised him well Mira #Zohran.”
Soon after, netizens resurfaced Ayyub’s older posts to highlight what they called her double standards in celebrating political achievements based on religion.
When Indian-origin Kash Patel was sworn in as the Director of the FBI in February 2025, Ayyub had mocked those expressing pride, saying, “The Indians simping for Kash Patel because of his Gujarati surname need to calm down and get more real. Stop embarassing yourself, and just do some reading before jumping in excitement.”
It is noteworthy that Patel’s FBI thwarted a possible terror attack in Dearborn, Michigan around Halloween and arrested Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud who were residents and had been stocking in on the ammunition just a few days before the possible attack.
In contrast, she had earlier praised Muslim-origin politicians such as Ghazala Hashmi, calling her victory in Virginia “a historic first.” She wrote, “Meanwhile, Indian origin Ghazala Hashmi has become the first Muslim woman elected to state office in the United States, winning the Virginia Lt. governor’s race. A day of Historic firsts.”
She also shared an article lauding London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s rise. The article was titled “Sadiq Khan’s Journey: From A Bus Driver’s Son To London’s First Muslim Mayor #SadiqKhan”
Kash Patel is the first Indian-American to serve as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – but the likes of Ayyub do not want to celebrate that just because he is Hindu, and a Gujarati-origin Hindu to top it. Additionally, Patel chose to swear in on the Bhagavad Gita – a move that likely caused a lot of heartburn to the Islamists across the world, especially those in India.
Following the backlash, Ayyub quietly deleted her post on Zohran Mamdani.
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