The Kerala assembly has passed a resolution to change the state's name from 'Kerala' to 'Keralam'. This resolution, passed unanimously on Monday, comes after the union home ministry reviewed and suggested minor changes to the initial resolution.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution, urging the Centre to amend the Constitution under Article 3 to reflect the name change in the First Schedule. He emphasized that 'Keralam' is the name used in Malayalam and highlighted the historical demand for a unified Kerala for Malayalam-speaking communities, a cause prominent since the national freedom struggle.

"The name of our state is written as Kerala in the First Schedule of the Constitution. This assembly requests the Centre to take immediate steps to amend it as 'Keralam' under Article 3 of the Constitution and have it renamed as 'Keralam' in all the languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution," said Vijayan.

The state assembly had previously passed a similar resolution on August 9 last year, asking the Centre to officially change the state's name to 'Keralam'. This is the second time the assembly has passed the resolution, this time with minor corrections.