"Mamdani had characterized a photo of him and Ugandan Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga as an impromptu airport run-in at an airport in the African nation after backlash to him flashing a smile with the official who pushed some of the most oppressive anti-LGBT laws in the world. But Mamdani's father, Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, had been named in a 2019 lawsuit that Kadaga oversaw when she was speaker of the Ugandan parliament."
"The reports also suggest that Kadaga and Mahmood Mamdani go as far back as 2011, with the Ivy League academic even praising Kadaga in an article, saying he "saluted" her handling of debates in the oil sector when she was a member of parliament. The unlikely duo were both keynote speakers at a legislative assembly symposium earlier that same year."
Zohran Mamdani posed for a photo with Ugandan Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga and later described the encounter as an impromptu airport run-in. Rebecca Kadaga was a leading architect of strict anti-LGBT laws in Uganda. Mahmood Mamdani, Zohran’s father and a Columbia University professor, was named in a 2019 lawsuit that Kadaga oversaw when she was speaker of the Ugandan parliament. Connections between Kadaga and Mahmood Mamdani date back to at least 2011, when Mahmood publicly praised Kadaga and both served as keynote speakers at a legislative symposium. The photo prompted outrage among local politicians and gay rights activists.
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