In a notable step amid the ongoing language dispute with the Centre, the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government has replaced the official rupee ‘ ₹’ symbol in the 2025 state budget. The new budget logo now features the Tamil letter for ‘ரூ [Ru]’ from ‘rubai,’ replacing the Indian currency symbol used in the previous budget.
The move is being seen as a statement from the Tamil Nadu government which has clashed with the Centre over the three-language formula in the National Education Policy (NEP), accusing it of imposing Hindi on the state.
There has, however, been no official statement from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on the party’s decision to drop ‘Rs’ symbol with the Tamil letter ‘ru’.
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