Kerala Govt Passes Resolution, Urges Center To Rename State

The Kerala Government passed a resolution in the Assembly session, urging the BJP-led Government to rename the South Indian state as Keralam. On August 9, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution, which was passed unanimously with the support of the Congress-led UDF opposition. The request to rename the state as Keralam was taken under Article 3 of the Indian constitution. The Central Government is yet to respond,