Overview
- The Malayalam Language Bill, 2025 was passed by the Kerala Assembly and awaits Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s assent.
- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the law avoids any imposition and cited a non‑obstante Clause 7 that safeguards minority language rights.
- Vijayan highlighted provisions allowing official correspondence in minority mother tongues and permitting replies in the same languages.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called the measure coercive and said Karnataka will fight it if approved, including by approaching the Union government and the President.
- Kerala minister M.B. Rajesh accused Siddaramaiah of spreading misinformation, while Aikya Malayala Prasthanam defended the Bill and contrasted it with Karnataka’s more compulsory Kannada statutes.