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Dragon Fruit renamed ‘Kamalam’ in Gujarat; jokes & memes flood Twitter

Soon after announcement by CM Vijay Rupani, netizens posted hilarious memes and jokes with hashtags #DragonFruit, #Kamalam. #SanskariFruitSabzi became a trend on Twitter.

New Delhi: Gujarat government has decided to rename the Dragon Fruit as ‘Kamalam’. The reason behind is – its outer appearance like a flower and also its ‘association’ with China.

State government has also applied for a patent to change nomenclature of Dragon Fruit, grown in Kutch, Navsari and Saurashtra.

As the news spread, it sent the social media in a hyperactive mode and Twitter got flooded with memes and jokes.

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How Twitterati pricked Dragon with memes

Soon after announcement by CM Rupani, netizens posted hilarious memes and jokes with hashtags #DragonFruit, #Kamalam. #SanskariFruitSabzi became a trend on Twitter.


Why renaming the fruit, CM Rupani said this

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said, “We have applied for the patent of the Dragon fruit to be called as Kamalam. But as of now, we the Gujarat government have decided to call the fruit as Kamalam.”

“Even though the fruit is known as dragon fruit, it doesn’t sound appropriate. The word Kamalam is a Sanskrit word and the fruit does have the shape of the lotus, so we have decided to call it Kamalam, and there’s nothing political about it,” Rupani added.