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In a first, Indian-origin Sameer Pandey becomes Sydney's Lord Mayor

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Indian-origin councilor Sameer Pandey has been elected as the new Lord Mayor by the City of Parramatta Council in Sydney, Australia, on Monday. His election to the position coincided with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the country at the invitation of his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. Notably, Pandey is the city's first Lord Mayor of Indian origin.