In a post on X, Tharoor described Raman as “a daughter of Thiruvananthapuram” and welcomed her appointment as the new Mayor of Los Angeles. Indian-origin politician Nithya Raman defeats incumbent Karen Bass to win the Los Angeles mayoral race, marking a historic. Kerala-born Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass to win the Los Angeles mayoral race, making history as the city's first Asian-American mayor.