Rupani said there was nothing political in the decision to change the name of the dragon fruit.
New Delhi:
Gujarat’s decision to rename the dragon fruit “Kamalam“It has sparked strong political reactions along with memes and jokes on social media.
Gujarat’s Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the dragon fruit would be called “Kamalam” in his state for two reasons. “The name dragon fruit is not appropriate, and because of its name you think of China,” he said, adding: “Farmers say it looks like lotus and that is why we called it” Kamalam. “
“Kamalam“It is Sanskrit for lotus, the symbol of the BJP poll. Gujarat’s BJP party office is also called Kamalam.
Rupani said there was nothing political about the decision to change the name of the exotic fruit now grown by farmers in Kutch, Navsari and different parts of Saurashtra.
But critics disagreed. On social media, “Kamalam” went almost as viral as “Kamala” the day Kamala Harris took office as the first woman, the first African American vice president, and the first Asian American American.
Congressman Shashi Tharoor was one of those who criticized Gujarat’s move and compared it to the name change of Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath.
“Is the Gujarat CM competing with the UP CM or making fun of it? Suggest that it would be better if the BJP government constituted a ‘National Name Change Council’ to keep these Chief Ministers busy, considering that is the only thing they are good at, and saving their states from bad governance, “said Tharoor.
“The dragon has been killed,” joked Congress deputy Karti Chidambaram.
Sharad Pawar’s PNC, which is part of Maharashtra’s ruling coalition, said the day was not far off when the BJP would call the country Kamalastan.
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Is Gujarat CM competing or mocking UP CM? Suggest that it would be better if the BJP government set up a ‘National Name Change Council’ to keep these CMs busy, considering that’s the only thing they are good at, and save their states from mismanagement. https://t.co/cnIpm5oaZr– Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 20, 2021
The Dragon has been slain! https://t.co/k5QAGx9uO4
– Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) January 20, 2021
Hallelujah! The dragon has been shown its place … oh wait, I mean the dragon fruit. https://t.co/JtVly2gkki
– Priyanka Chaturvedi (@ priyankac19) January 20, 2021
“The BJP has now started promoting itself in fruit as well,” NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said in a statement.
“We fear the time is not far off when they will start targeting Hindustan as Kamalastan.”
Shiv Sena’s Priyanka Chaturvedi, who leads the Maharashtra alliance, posted: “” Hallelujah! The dragon has been shown its place … oh wait, I mean the dragon fruit. “
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