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 on social media.Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday told local media that the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat had decided the fruit’s name should be changed to kamalam, meaning lotus in Sanskrit, because it is shaped like the flower – the party symbol of the ruling BJP.“The name dragon fruit is not proper, and due…

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