NYC Mayor Mamdani Urges King Charles to Return Koh-i-Noor Diamond to India
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly stated that if given the opportunity to meet with King Charles III, he would encourage the British monarch to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India. The Koh-i-Noor, a 105.6-carat gem, was taken by the East India Company from a deposed Indian leader in 1849 as part of a peace agreement. Currently, the diamond is set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, housed in the Tower of London. Mamdani's comments came shortly before he was scheduled to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla at a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. The ownership of the Koh-i-Noor has been a subject of controversy, and Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the matter.