Mamata Banerjee Criticizes Centre Over West Bengal Renaming After Kerala Becomes Keralam

Following the Union Cabinet's approval to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Centre for not approving her government's repeated proposals to rename West Bengal as 'Bangla'. She alleged political bias and an understanding between the BJP and Kerala's CPI(M) government facilitated Kerala's renaming. Banerjee highlighted issues related to alphabetical order affecting West Bengal's representation and emphasized cultural identity as reasons for the name change, while government sources cited procedural and international concerns for the delay.