- The Kerala Assembly unanimously passed a second resolution to officially change the name of ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.
- The Kerala government urged the union government to change the state’s name in all the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
- The resolution will be sent to the Union government for approval.
- The state was called Keralam’ in Malayalam, and the demand to form a united Kerala for the Malayalam-speaking communities had strongly emerged since the national freedom struggle.
- Under Article 3 of the Constitution, Parliament has the authority to create new boundaries of states or can change the names of existing states.
- The change in the name of the official language would require a constitutional amendment.
Kerala Assembly passed a resolution to change state’s name to ‘Keralam’
ByCurrent Hunt Team
Jul 8, 2024