A New Zealand minister is getting flak for his “outright racist” remark against Indians even as Wellington and Delhi prepared to sign a free-trade deal next week.
Shane Jones, deputy leader of the right-wing, populist NZ First Party, said a trade deal with India could trigger a “butter chicken tsunami” in the country. The minister for regional development was referring to the popular Indian dish to emphasise that the “once in a generation” deal to boost the country’s business access to India’s domestic market could open New Zealand up for a flood of immigrants.
