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Kerala govt to move resolution in assembly to urge Centre to rename state as 'Keralam'

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will move the resolution in this regard, according to the House agenda for August 9 uploaded on the state assembly's website.

FP Staff|Aug 09, 2023, 10:48:15 IST

The ruling Left government in Kerala will move a resolution in the assembly today, urging the central government to rename the state as 'Keralam'.According to the House agenda for August 9 uploaded on the state assembly's website, the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will move the resolution in this regard.The government wants the state to be renamed as 'Keralam' in the Constitution and all the official records.

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