Controversy over proposed move to change place names in Kasaragod
The Hindu
While authorities deny it, forums find fault with officials
Appeals by Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to retain the original names of villages in Kasaragod have once again stirred a controversy. Though the Kerala government and the district administration have said that no decision on changing the names was taken, it has snowballed into an issue. Interestingly, it is not for the first time that associations like the Kannada Samavaya Samiti Kasaragod have taken up the issue with the State government. They had listed the names of over 20 places which had been changed and pointed out the role of officials in doing so, either intentionally or unintentionally, for their convenience.
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