On February 27, 2026, a group of eminent Malayali litterateurs met with the Prime Minister to express gratitude for renaming the state of Kerala to Keralam. The Prime Minister stated he was happy to receive the litterateurs and noted the interaction was insightful, reflecting their passionate commitment to Keralam and Malayalam.
Prime Minister Modi also shared on X the interaction, link pic.twitter.com/aAbdFZPTAr. The release was published by PIB Delhi at 7:34 PM and can be read in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bengali-TR, Assamese, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Release ID: 2233669. Visitor Counter: 308. MJPS/Dr. Pavan Khedkar.
Key Entities Referenced
Kerala: The state that is being renamed from Kerala to Keralam.
Keralam: The new name of the state, formerly Kerala.
Prime Minister: The Prime Minister of India, who met with the litterateurs.
Prime Minister's Office
Eminent Malayali Litterateurs Meet PM to
Express Gratitude for Renaming State to Keralam
Posted On: 27 FEB 2026 7:34PM by PIB Delhi
A group of eminent Malayali litterateurs called upon the Prime Minister today to express their gratitude
regarding the renaming of Kerala to Keralam.
The Prime Minister stated that he was very happy to receive the eminent Malayali litterateurs and noted
that the interaction was extremely insightful. The Prime Minister, further highlighted that, the meeting
reflected the litterateurs' passionate commitment to Keralam and the Malayalam .
Prime Minister shared on x;
Very happy to receive a group of eminent Malayali litterateurs who came to express their gratitude for
renaming Kerala to Keralam.
The interaction was extremely insightful and it reflected their passionate commitment to Keralam and
Malayalam.
Very happy to receive a group of eminent Malayali litterateurs who came to
express their gratitude for renaming Kerala to Keralam.
The interaction was extremely insightful and it reflected their passionate
commitment to Keralam and Malayalam. pic.twitter.com/aAbdFZPTAr
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 27, 2026
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MJPS/Dr. Pavan Khedkar
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