Thailand's ruling military group which staged the Sept. 19 coup has dropped the part of its English title that could be translated as suggesting a connection to the monarchy.

The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy(CDRM) will now be known as the Council for Democratic Reform, or CDR, the ruling military group said in a clarification on its website.

It said the previous English title "had led to misunderstanding and false interpretation in some countries and for some foreign media on the role of the monarchy."