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In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, the fruit will now be known as ‘kamalam’ after the Sanskrit name for lotus Officials said the word dragon is ‘associated with China’ – despite India mainly importing the fruits from Vietnam and South America In PM Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, the fruit is being renamed after the symbol of the ruling BJP because the word dragon is ‘associated with China’. A decision by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s home state of Gujarat to rename dragon fruit because the word dragon is “associated with China” has drawn derision...
