Ambassador of India to US Congratulated the New Mayor of Cincinnati and shared Mysore connection

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the newly elected Mayor Of US' Cincinnati City Aftab Pureval and shared stories of Mysuru where the Mayor Aftab Pureval was connected with.

The 38 year old Indian-Tibetan Aftab Pureval was elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati city in US' Ohio, making him the first member of the community to be elected to the position.

Pureval's mother, a Tibet origina, came to India and studied in a Mysore. Later she went to Delhi for college, where she met her Punjabi husband. Pureval has travelled to Tibet once as a child but has been a frequent visitor to India.

Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu shared his meeting with Aftab Pureval in his official twitter handle.

Congratulated the young and energetic new Mayor of #Cincinnati @AftabPureval !

Over a cup of #chai we shared stories of #Jalandhar, #Mysuru and Delhi - places that the Mayor is connected to - and also ideas to deepen Cincinnati’s connect with #India . Best wishes Mayor! pic.twitter.com/iczjWkfHvG

— Taranjit Singh Sandhu (@SandhuTaranjitS) January 22, 2022