The city of Ealing in West London elected Mohinder Kaur Midha as its new mayor on Tuesday, 24 May.
She is the first woman and the first Dalit to become a mayor in the United Kingdom.
For the the next calendar year, Midha will hold the top post in the city.
"The National Duly elected in the last 5 minutes Mrs Mohinder K. Midha as #Mayor of #Ealing for 22/23. The first ever #Dalit #woman mayor in the #UK. A proud moment for us," wrote Santosh Dass, a human rights activist in the UK.
Prominent Ambedkarite scholar Suraj Yengde also tweeted, writing, "This is an International News. Congratulations to @EalingCouncil."
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