रेयर अर्थ मिनिरल्स जैसा लगेगा… केरल के नए नाम ‘केरलम’ पर शशि थरूर ने क्यों जताई चिंता – shashi tharoor reaction keralam name change kerala ntc rlch
After the Central Government approved the proposal to change the name of Kerala to ‘Keralaam’, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed concern over this decision. Actually, till now the people of Kerala were called ‘Keralite’, but now Tharoor has expressed concern about the situation after the change of name. He sarcastically raised the question that when the official English name of the state becomes ‘Keralam’, what will the residents there be called?
In fact, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to change the name of ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’. before this Kerala On June 24, 2024, the Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution to name the state ‘Keralaam’. After this the state government had demanded name change from the Centre. The state argues that the name ‘Keralaam’ is more in line with the cultural and linguistic identity of the state, because the state is called ‘Keralaam’ in the Malayalam language.
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor wrote on social media, “Everything is fine, but there is a small linguistic question for us English speakers. What will happen to the words like ‘Keralite’ and ‘Keralan’ now for the residents of the new ‘Keralam’?”
Tharoor further jokingly said that ‘Keralamite’ looks like a microbe and ‘Keralamian’ looks like a rare mineral. Perhaps the Chief Minister’s Office should start a competition for new words arising from this election enthusiasm.
Tharoor expressed happiness over Rajaji’s statue
Earlier, on Monday night, Tharoor also expressed happiness over the installation of the statue of C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) in Rashtrapati Bhavan. He said Rajaji was the only Indian Governor-General of India and his values such as liberal economics, social justice and religious faith free from communal fanaticism are relevant even today. I have been an admirer of his ideas for a long time and was a staunch supporter of his Swatantra Party during my student days. It is sad that today there are very few people left who follow him.
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