CM Pinarayi Vijayan Pushes For Constitutional Amendment To Rename Kerala To 'Keralam'

Nearly a year after the State Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the Centre to introduce a Constitutional amendment renaming the state from 'Kerala' to 'Keralam', the Assembly re-passed the resolution on Monday with minor revisions. The Assembly passed the new resolution after the Centre returned the earlier one, pointing out the need for corrections.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan proposed the resolution, urging the implementation of measures under Article 3 of the Constitution to formally rename the state as 'Keralam' in the First Schedule. IUML MLA N Shamsudheen proposed an amendment aimed at clarifying the wording of the resolution, which the House subsequently rejected.

On August 9 last year, the state officially renamed itself through a unanimous resolution. The resolution called upon the Centre to change the state's name to 'Keralam' in the First Schedule of the Constitution and to recognize 'Keralam' in all languages listed under the Eighth Schedule.

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Upon careful verification, authorities determined that this amendment is necessary only in the First Schedule of the Constitution. Therefore, the chief minister explained the introduction of a new resolution.

In his resolution, CM Pinarayi highlighted that 'Keralam' is widely used in Malayalam, whereas official records currently refer to the state as 'Kerala'. This context prompted the resolution's proposal.

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