"Some say Mamdani may implement Sharia Law. He might."
Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray was reportedly hauled in by bosses after referencing Sharia law in a social media post about New York’s new Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
The 51-year-old broadcaster is understood to have attended a meeting a day after posting a message about Mamdani’s historic election win.
Mamdani defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become New York City’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor.
On X, Adil Ray wrote: “Some say Mamdani may implement Sharia Law. He might.
“The heart of Sharia is social justice, welfare, fairness, charity and cohesion.
“Most Muslim countries operate a hybrid of Sharia and civil law, are slowly reforming and abandoning unethical practices despite the West’s portrayal.”
Ray faced severe backlash for his comments, with some now-deleted replies reading, “Take your Sharia law and f*** off” and, “This will be your undoing”.
A source told The Sun: “GMB execs are pretty cross. His comments sent bosses into a tailspin and he was called in.
“It was a nightmare as hours earlier ITV revealed it was in talks to sell its broadcasting arm to Sky in a £1.6 billion deal.
“Obviously, they don’t want anything to derail that.”
Following the backlash, Ray issued a clarification.
He said: “To clarify. I am not actually suggesting Mamdani would implement ‘sharia law’.
“But many of the issues he campaigned for are also some of the positive values of Sharia that Muslims try to live by. Something many of us would agree on.”
Meanwhile, the election of Zohran Mamdani has been met with widespread celebration among progressives in both the US and UK.
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan congratulated the Democrat on his victory, drawing parallels between their political messages.
Sir Sadiq said:
“New Yorkers faced a clear choice, between hope and fear, and just like we’ve seen in London – hope won.”
He also praised Mamdani for what he called a “historic campaign”, adding that New York had “followed London in choosing hope over fear.”
Mamdani, who takes office on January 1, 2026, will become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century.
His campaign focused on housing reform, social justice, and tackling income inequality, policies that resonated with voters in a city long divided by wealth gaps.
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