Musician Ali Sethi cannot get enough of his friend and up and coming politician Zohran K. Mamdani. He posted a carousel on Instagram to show his support for Mamdani, who's a 2025 New York City mayoral election candidate. "An absolutely inspirational campaign by my friend and brother Zohran K Mamdani for a better New York," wrote Sethi, applauding his friend's election campaign.

The singer added a message for those who felt dejected and disappointed with the situation in the city. "If (like me) you had given up hope, and were resigned to all kinds of grim scenarios ("no point resisting"), with Zohran you have a real chance at renewal: renewal of self, community, city, party, country." He encouraged his fellow desi Americans to vote for Mamdani, who is the son of Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani, Indian-Ugandan postcolonial studies professor at Columbia University.