AMN / WEB DESK
Amid the growing language row in Tamil Nadu, the state government has replaced the Indian rupee symbol ‘₹’ with a Tamil letter in its logo for the budget 2025-26, which will be tabled in the state Assembly on Friday.
The logo for the budget, released by the government on Thursday carried ‘ru’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubaai’ which denotes the Indian currency in the vernacular language.
The logo also had the caption “everything for all,” indicating what the ruling DMK claims is its inclusive model of governance. 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.”
The DMK has argued that the BJP-led Union government wants to ‘impose’ the north Indian language on Tamil Nadu through the implementation of the 3-language formula in the National Education Policy