Nirmala Sitharaman's 'secessionist sentiment' dig at DMK over rupee symbol move
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Nirmala Sitharaman's 'secessionist sentiment' dig at DMK over rupee symbol move

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for replacing the official rupee symbol in the state Budget document with a Tamil letter, Ru, asserting it "promoted secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride". She said removing the rupee symbol from the Tamil Nadu Budget "weakened the commitment to national unity and that it was "more than mere symbolism". RUPEE ROW IN CENTRE VS TAMIL NADU LANGUAGE POLICY BATTLE Earlier today, Stalin, escalating the language row with the central government, dropped the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for Ru for the state Budget 2025-26, which will be presented on Friday. "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.

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Why BJP making an issue of rupee symbol in Tamil is advantage DMK
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Why BJP making an issue of rupee symbol in Tamil is advantage DMK

India Today  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s tirade against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu over replacement of the Devanagari rupee symbol in the state’s budget logo with the Tamil rupee letter and accusing the party of regional chauvinism and promoting secessionist sentiment are rapidly turning out to be a case of missing the woods for the trees. The finance …

‘Even Nirmala Sitharaman Has Used Tamil Rupee Symbol’: Stalin Slams Centre For Ignoring Pleas For Funds
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‘Even Nirmala Sitharaman Has Used Tamil Rupee Symbol’: Stalin Slams Centre For Ignoring Pleas For Funds

ABP News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Sunday defended the state government's decision to replace the Indian rupee symbol with the Tamil letter in the Budget logo for 2025-26, asserting that it reflected the party’s strong stance on language policy. He also took a swipe at Sitharaman, alleging that she responded to the rupee symbol issue but …

DC Edit | Row Over Rupee Symbol Dilutes Legitimate Issues
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DC Edit | Row Over Rupee Symbol Dilutes Legitimate Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

A recent political spat over the non-use of the rupee symbol by the Tamil Nadu government was not only tasteless but something that could have been avoided. The rupee sign controversy was triggered by state BJP president K. Annamalai, who found something remiss in a promotional video released by the state government ahead of the presentation of its Budget and …

Nirmala Sitharaman has also used Tamil rupee symbol: MK Stalin backs Budget move
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Nirmala Sitharaman has also used Tamil rupee symbol: MK Stalin backs Budget move

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin defended the state's decision to use the Tamil letter for 'ru' in place of the official rupee symbol in its budget for 2025-26, pointing out that Nirmala Sitharaman herself had previously used Tamil letter 'Ru' instead of 'Re' in English. "Interestingly, Nirmala Sitharaman herself has used 'Ru' instead of 'Re' in English," Stalin said. …

‘Want Money From Bollywood But Refuse To Accept Hindi’: Pawan Kalyan Slams Tamil Nadu Leaders Over NEP Row
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‘Want Money From Bollywood But Refuse To Accept Hindi’: Pawan Kalyan Slams Tamil Nadu Leaders Over NEP Row

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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Friday criticised Tamil Nadu politicians for opposing Hindi while benefiting from Bollywood's financial prospects. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin, serving as the Deputy Chief Minister, has also been a film actor and producer. Tamil Nadu's Rupee Symbol Change Amid Language Row Intensifying the ongoing …

Tamil Nadu rupee symbol row reaches assembly, BJP walks out during Budget session
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Tamil Nadu rupee symbol row reaches assembly, BJP walks out during Budget session

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, along with other opposition parties, walked out of the Tamil Nadu assembly during the state Budget 2025-26 in protest the DMK government's move to replace the rupee symbol. Representational image of Tamil Nadu BJP members, who walked out of the state assembly BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan wore a black dress in the assembly as a sign …

DMK defends rupee symbol move, shares proof of Tamil letter's historic use
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DMK defends rupee symbol move, shares proof of Tamil letter's historic use

India Today  

After an uproar over the Tamil Nadu state budget logo replacing the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter of ‘Ru’, the DMK IT Wing hit back at critics, calling them ignorant of Tamil history. The Sanghi ecosystem is losing it over Tamil Nadu using the Tamil letter instead of the symbol, as if centuries of Tamil usage are suddenly wrong,” …

Rupee symbol change signifies protest against policies of Union government: DMK spokesperson
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Rupee symbol change signifies protest against policies of Union government: DMK spokesperson

Op India  

DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Thursday, speaking on the Tamil Nadu government replacing the Rupee symbol with the Tamil ‘Ru’ symbol for the state Budget, said that the aim behind the usage of ‘Ru’ was to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the Union government. Speaking to ANI, the DMK spokesperson said “The usage of ‘Ru’ …

Nirmala Sitharaman slams MK Stalin's DMK over 'Rs' move: 'Promotes secessionist sentiment'
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Nirmala Sitharaman slams MK Stalin's DMK over 'Rs' move: 'Promotes secessionist sentiment'

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government's move to replace the rupee symbol. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked why didn’t the DMK protest back in 2010 when the rupee symbol was officially adopted under the Congress -led UPA government “If the DMK has a problem with ‘ ₹’, why didn’t it protest back in 2010 …

Tamil Nadu govt’s move to replace rupee symbol signals dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Tamil Nadu govt’s move to replace rupee symbol signals dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity: Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government's move to replace the rupee symbol with a Tamil character, saying that it signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity. “By erasing rupee symbol, DMK not only rejecting a national symbol but also utterly disregarding creative contribution of a Tamil youth,” said Nirmala Sitharaman. Meanwhile, the ruling …

Rupee Symbol Dropped By Stalin Govt Was Designed By Tamil Nadu Man — Meet Udaya Kumar
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Rupee Symbol Dropped By Stalin Govt Was Designed By Tamil Nadu Man — Meet Udaya Kumar

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A row has erupted in Tamil Nadu after the MK Stalin government in the state replaced the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for 'Ru' in the state budget logo. The party's state unit chief K Annamalai pointed that the current symbol for rupee has been deigned by a Tamilian who is also the son of a former DMK MLA. …

Read how the Rupee symbol was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK MLA
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Read how the Rupee symbol was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK MLA

Op India  

A new controversy has been initiated by the DMK in Tamil Nadu amidst the ongoing row over ‘Hindi imposition’. Udaya Kumar, who was born in Marur, close to Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, later disclosed in an interview with “The Hindu” how he combined aspects of Roman and Devanagari scripts to create the rupee symbol. “Udhay Kumar, who designed the symbol, …

‘How stupid can you become’: BJP’s Annamalai on Tamil Nadu govt dropping ‘Rs’ symbol in state budget
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‘How stupid can you become’: BJP’s Annamalai on Tamil Nadu govt dropping ‘Rs’ symbol in state budget

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party chief Annamalai has hit out at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in the state for dropping the ‘Rs’ symbol in the state budget and replacing it with Tamil letter ‘ru’. In a post on X, Annamalai criticised the Tamil Nadu government for disregarding the rupee symbol, which was “designed by a Tamilian.” Annamalai said, “The …

Tamil Nadu govt escalates language row, removes official Rupee symbol ₹
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Tamil Nadu govt escalates language row, removes official Rupee symbol ₹

Op India  

In an obvious escalation of the language row, the Stalin government in Tamil Nadu has now dropped the Indian Rupee symbol ₹ from its official documents. This move comes amid and the Tamil Nadu government’s opposition to the 3-language policy of the National Education Policy, which it calls Hindi imposition, even though Hindi is not made mandatory. The Tamil Nadu …

Tamil Nadu Drops '₹' For Rupee, Replaces With Tamil Symbol
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Tamil Nadu Drops '₹' For Rupee, Replaces With Tamil Symbol

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A day before Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26, Chief Minister MK Stalin released financial statement of the state replacing the rupee symbol with a Tamil language symbol representing the Indian currency. However, previously Budget documents of Tamil Nadu used to carry '₹' symbol. Indian Currency Symbol The Indian currency symbol reflects the nation's commitment to reducing economic disparity. The symbol's design …

Rupee symbol creator and former DMK MLA’s son distances himself from Tamil Nadu budget logo row
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Rupee symbol creator and former DMK MLA’s son distances himself from Tamil Nadu budget logo row

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Hours after the Tamil Nadu government released a new rupee logo for the state budget, IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who had designed the Indian rupee symbol, on Thursday refused to be drawn into the controversy over language and said it is a mere coincidence that his father was a DMK MLA. The DMK government in the southern …

Tamil Nadu government replaces rupee symbol with Tamil letter in budget logo amid language row
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Tamil Nadu government replaces rupee symbol with Tamil letter in budget logo amid language row

New Indian Express  

Ahead of its tabling on March 14, the Tamil Nadu government has replaced the Indian rupee symbol '₹' with the Tamil letter 'ரூ' in the official logo of its 2025-26 state budget. While the Tamil Nadu government has yet to issue an official statement on the matter, the BJP intensified its attack on the DMK government. BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy …

Tamil Nadu replaces rupee symbol from Budget in big language row escalation
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Tamil Nadu replaces rupee symbol from Budget in big language row escalation

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, escalating the language row with the central government, dropped the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for ‘ru’ from ‘rubai’ for the state budget 2025-26. Stalin shared on X a teaser for the state budget, which will be presented on March 14 in the state assembly, saying: “To ensure the widespread development of …

Rupee symbol dropped by Tamil Nadu was designed by son of ex-DMK MLA
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Rupee symbol dropped by Tamil Nadu was designed by son of ex-DMK MLA

India Today  

The spat between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over the language row took a new turn on Thursday after the DMK-led government replaced the rupee symbol in the state Budget document with a Tamil letter. Ironically, the rupee symbol was designed by Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, an IIT professor and the son of a former DMK MLA. The latest Budget document …

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