New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The bill to rename Kerala to "Keralam" is likely to be approved by the central government in a Cabinet meeting scheduled on Tuesday, February 24.

The Kerala Legislative Assembly had earlier passed a resolution to change the state's name to Keralam in all official records. The move aims to align the state's identity with the Malayalam culture and language.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution, citing measures under Article 3 of the Constitution, to rename the state since it's called "Keralam" in Malayalam. The resolution similarly urged the Centre to adopt the name across all languages recognised under the Constitution's Eighth Schedule. He highlighted that the demand for a more unified Kerala has be...