Indians slam New Zealand minister for ‘butter chicken tsunami’ remarks: ‘outright racism’

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A senior New Zealand minister has sparked outrage by deriding a planned free-trade deal with India as a “butter chicken tsunami”.Wellington is poised to sign a free-trade agreement with India in New Delhi next week.The New Zealand government has hailed it as a “once in a generation” deal that will give its businesses access to the world’s most populated country’s vast domestic market.But its ruling coalition partner, the right-wing populist NZ First party, has pulled support over fears it...