"Today at Masjid At-Taqwa, I had the pleasure of meeting with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, one of the nation's foremost Muslim leaders and a pillar of the Bed-Stuy community for nearly half a century, wrote Mamdani. Today at Masjid At-Taqwa, I had the pleasure of meeting with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, one of the nation's foremost Muslim leaders and a pillar of the Bed-Stuy community for nearly half a century. I was also joined by CM @dr_yusefsalaam of Harlem. A beautiful Jummah. pic.twitter.com/4kcN4CGlUk Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) October 18, 2025"
"[Mamdani] is proud to be standing with an unindicted co-conspirator in the 93 World Trade Center terror attack that killed New Yorkers?"
"For Zohran to think that he should be mayor of New York, the capital of acceptance and tolerance and diversity, the city and the state where the gay rights movement was birthed, the place that made history in passing same-sex marriage, the disconnect is so disturbing, said Cuomo."
Zohran Mamdani met with Imam Siraj Wahhaj at Masjid At-Taqwa and posted a photograph of the encounter. Opponents criticized the meeting, citing allegations that link the imam to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Andrew Cuomo condemned the association and pointed to past statements by the imam opposing LGBTQ people, noting the imam told followers not to launch physical attacks during those remarks. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa also criticized Mamdani for standing with the imam. The photo and reactions intensified scrutiny of Mamdani during the New York City mayoral race.
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