Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan NYT | Top Stories Maya King, Lizzie Dearden and Michael D. Shear 1 November 2025 at 17:17 Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities. © Pool photo by Chris Jackson; Vincent Alban/The New York TimesMayor Sadiq Khan of London, left, and the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.