Kerala Governor Signs Bill Making Malayalam Official Language of State

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar signed the Malayalam Language Bill 2025, making Malayalam the sole official language of the state. The law mandates Malayalam as the compulsory first language in government and aided schools up to 10th standard and requires its use in government administration, including semi-government bodies. The Bill includes provisions to protect linguistic minorities, allowing Tamil and Kannada speakers in notified areas to use their mother tongues for official correspondence and exempts non-Malayalam mother tongue students from certain exams.