Kerala cultural figures urge CM to implement Malayalam Language Act

Prominent cultural and literary figures in Kerala, including Adoor Gopalakrishnan, K. Satchidanandan, M. Mukundan and N.S. Madhavan, have urged Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to implement the Malayalam Language Act to mark the 70th anniversary of the state's formation. They noted that although Kerala was formed on linguistic lines in 1956, it never had a language policy.