India's official name may be changed to "Bharat" as per claims made by the country's main opposition party, Congress.
On the other hand, a section of media reports suggested that the possibility of the Indian government introducing a parliamentary resolution regarding the matter during a special session, to be convened later this month, was high.
Senior Congress politician Jairam Ramesh, who serves as the head of the party's media department, was among the first ones to react to the development.
"So the news is indeed true. Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on Sept 9th in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of the usual 'President of India'. Now, Article 1 in the Constitution can read: 'Bharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States.' But now even this 'Union of States' is under assault," Ramesh wrote on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter.
The buzz soon caught up with many on social media, including former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, who urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to print the "Bharat" logo on the official World Cup jerseys of the nation's players.
Sehwag even went on to say that the country's present name "India" was a legacy of the British and hence should be removed.
"I have always believed a name should be one which instills pride in us. We are Bhartiyas, India is a name given by the British and it has been long overdue to get our original name 'Bharat' back officially," he posted on the highly influential messaging app.
Others who joined the chorus for "Bharat" were senior BJP politicians - Assam State Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma and federal minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
"Our country is 'Bharat', there should be no doubt about this. Congress has a problem with everything," Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday in response to a question by reporters.