 "Tamil Nadu's Stalin govt drops rupee symbol in budget amid Tamil-Hindi row, BJP slams decision")
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday stirred controversy by replacing the Indian rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter “Ru” in the state’s 2025-26 budget.
The state government released the new logo in a pre-budget video shared by Stalin on X. The budget will be presented on March 14.
சமூகத்தின் அனைத்துத் தரப்பினரும் பயன்பெறும் வகையில் தமிழ்நாட்டின் பரவலான வளர்ச்சியை உறுதி செய்திட…#DravidianModel #TNBudget2025 pic.twitter.com/83ZBFUdKZC
— M.K.Stalin - தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) March 13, 2025
The logo carried ‘ru’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubaai’ which denotes the Indian currency in the vernacular language. It also had the caption “everything for all,” indicating what the ruling DMK claims is its inclusive model of governance.
The change in the currency symbol on Tamil Nadu’s state budget follows an intense language dispute between the Stalin-led state government and the Centre.
The move was slammed by BJP TN chief K Annamalai.
“The DMK Government’s State Budget for 2025-26 replaces the Rupee Symbol designed by a Tamilian, which was adopted by the whole of Bharat and incorporated into our Currency.” “Thiru Udhay Kumar, who designed the symbol, is the son of a former DMK MLA. How stupid can you become, Thiru @mkstalin?,” he said in a social media post.
He also shared the logo of the 2024-25 TN budget that had the Indian rupee symbol.
The development comes amidst the language row between the Centre and Tamil Nadu, with the latter alleging Hindi imposition by the Union government, a charge denied by the latter.
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