Washington, Jan 16 (TIWN) Aftab Pureval, an Indian-American Democrat, has announced his candidature for the Mayor of the US city of Cincinnati in Ohio state.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Pureval said: “It’s been a challenging week after a very difficult year. Our country is at a critical moment, and our city is too. And that’s why I’m so excited to announce my candidacy to be Cincinnati’s next mayor… Let’s get to work.