India, March 11 -- The Assam cabinet on Tuesday decided to rename the state-run Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital (FAAMCH), which was named after one of the country's former president.

Informing the media after the decision, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the move was taken as the name didn't match with other such institutions set up in the state.

"All the 15 medical colleges set up by state government have been named after the places where they are situated. But the one in Barpeta was named after Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, which was different from the other such colleges and we had to face many questions on whether it was a private medical college," Sarma stated.

"Therefore the cabinet decided to rename the ...