NYC Mayor Mamdani says he will ask King Charles to return crown jewel to India

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30 Apr 2026 • 1:35 AM MYT
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NYC Mayor Mamdani says he will ask King Charles to return crown jewel to India

  • NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would urge King Charles III to return the Kohinoor diamond to India if they had a private conversation, according to Politico.
  • Mamdani made this comment on Wednesday before attending a 9/11 Memorial ceremony in downtown Manhattan, where King Charles was attending with Queen Camilla.
  • The Kohinoor diamond is a royal crown jewel currently displayed in the Tower of London and is a source of dispute between England and India.
  • The mayor's democratic socialist beliefs and his early exposure to his academic father’s thinking on the effects of British colonial rule influence his stance on the diamond.

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