New York Mayor mixes up India with ‘Pakistan’ thrice during Indian Independence Day celebrations

New York: In a gaffe, New York City Mayor Eric Adams referred to India and its diaspora community as ‘Pakistan’ in his remarks at an Indian Independence Day celebration in Queens. Adams was addressing members of the Indian-American community at the Queens 9th India Day Parade on Saturday. The stage from where he addressed the diaspora was decorated with Indian flags, balloons in hues of the tricolour and banners that read ‘Mayor Adams Celebrates the Indian Community’.