Kerala name change: MP John Brittas takes dig at Shashi Tharoor over Keralam remark, ‘Identity isn’t a spelling test’

Kerala MP John Brittas has taken a dig at Shashi Tharoor over the Congress leader’s comments about the state’s name change. Tharoor, also an MP from Kerala, earlier joked about Kerala being renamed as Keralam. On 24 February, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, formally approved Kerala’s proposal to change its name….

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‘Neither AIIMS was given nor…’, Shashi Tharoor raised questions on changing the name of Kerala, said- what was the need for it

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the central government for changing the name of Kerala to ‘Keralaam’ and said that the government is only focused on changing the name and not on projects. Tharoor also said that Kerala is already translated as ‘Keralaam’ in Malayalam. In such a situation, questions are now being raised on the…

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‘One day the power will change and we…’, why did Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee get angry at the Centre?

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (24 February 2026) approved the state government’s proposal to change the name of Kerala to ‘Keralaam’. Regarding this, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the Center and accused it of discriminating against Bengal. He said that the Bengal Assembly passed the proposal to change the name of the state…

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The name of Kerala was changed, on the decision of the state government, Shashi Tharoor asked – what will happen to the people of Kerala?

The name of Kerala state may be officially changed to ‘Keralaam’. According to reports, this proposal is likely to be considered in the Central Government Cabinet today. The Kerala Assembly had twice unanimously passed a resolution that the name of the state as it is written and spoken in Malayalam language – ‘Keralam’, should be…

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