Popular demand led to renaming UT as Puducherry

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New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) There had been from time to time a demand by the people to rename Pondicherry as Puducherry as the Union territory was known in ancient times. It came to be known as Pondicherry only later under foreign rulers, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Minister of State for Home Affairs S Regupathy said in a written reply that the legislative assembly of Pondicherry had passed an official resolution on October 15, 1980 requesting the Government to pass necessary legislation for altering the name of Pondicherry.

He said keeping in view the demand of the people of the Union Territory, the necessary legislation namely the Pondicherry (Alternation of Name)Act, 2006 has been enacted. The said Act came into force with effect from October 1, 2006 thereby altering the name of Union Territory of Pondicherry to " Puducherry", he added.

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