Mamata Banerjee Slams Kerala Name Change, Citing CPM-BJP Alliance and Bengal's Deprivation
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Mamata Slams Centre on Bengal Name Change, Alleges CPM-BJP 'Written Alliance'
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News18•24-02-2026, 18:02
Mamata Slams Centre on Bengal Name Change, Alleges CPM-BJP 'Written Alliance'
•Mamata Banerjee expressed happiness over Kerala's name change to Keralam but criticized the Centre for not approving West Bengal's name change to Bangla.
•She sarcastically claimed the Centre approved Kerala's name change due to a 'written alliance' between CPM and BJP.
•A proposal to change West Bengal's name to Bangla was sent in 2018, but the Centre has not yet responded, despite multiple amendments from the state.
•Mamata argued that changing the name to Bangla would improve Bengal's standing, moving it from 'A to B' alphabetically.
•Opposition leaders, including CPM's Sujan Chakraborty, BJP's Sukanta Majumdar, and Congress's Adhir Chowdhury, disagreed with Mamata's claims, citing inconsistencies or lack of necessity for the name change.
