Today, the Kerala assembly unanimously approved a resolution requesting that the Centre legally rename the state as “Keralam.”
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan proposed the resolution and urged the central government to alter the name of the state to “Keralam” in all languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
The UDF opposition, which is led by Congress, approved the resolution and made no changes or additions to it.
On the basis of a show of hands, Speaker AN Shamseer then pronounced it to have been unanimously approved by the legislature.
Known as “Keralam” in Malayalam
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The state is known as “Keralam” in Malayalam, but it is still known as Kerala in other languages, the chief minister explained when he presented the resolution.
According to him, since the national freedom fight, there has been a significant push for the creation of a united Kerala for the Malayalam-speaking communities.
However, the First Schedule of the Constitution lists Kerala as the name of our state.
Should be renamed in all languages
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It should be renamed “Keralam” in all the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, the speaker said. “This Assembly unanimously requests the Union Government to take immediate steps to amend it as “Keralam” under Article 3 of the Constitution.”
The Central government’s decision to enforce a Uniform Civil Code is met with alarm and dismay from the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The resolution proposed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated, “It is the judgment of this House that the Central Government’s unilateral and premature action would overthrow the secular character of the Constitution.
The Central Government has been unanimously advised by the Assembly to hold off on any overt actions “until a consensus on issues impacting our people is arrived at through consultations with various faith organizations.
