"A bigwig on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team spewed hatred against Jews and Israel and questioned gay rights in a series of hateful social media posts from a decade ago. Hassaan Chaudhary, who identifies himself as newly appointed political director for Mamdani's transition and inaugural committee on LinkedIn, used the word "Jew" as a slur, and even praised former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who infamously said Israel is "a cancer which will be eliminated soon.""
"Responding to Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi on February 9, 2012, Chaudhary said, "Hitler..why dont you face our Pakistani people? Your daughter works at WSJ [the Wall Street Journal]." He then invokes an urdu phrase, saying, "oh forgot that Jew hoga tera baap " - which loosely means "Jew will be your father." In another post, a thrilled Chaudhury also lauded Ahmadinejad and called him "fearless.""
Hassaan Chaudhary, identified as political director for Zohran Mamdani's transition and inaugural committee, authored social media posts containing antisemitic slurs and praise for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Chaudhary described Israel as a "bloody country" and a "barbaric nation," and some posts date back to when he was 18. He reshared a December 2024 post aimed at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and invoked Hitler in a 2012 exchange with journalist Najam Sethi, including an Urdu phrase translated as "Jew will be your father." Chaudhary also explicitly called Ahmadinejad "fearless" in an X post.
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