
‘How stupid can you become’: BJP’s Annamalai on Tamil Nadu govt dropping ‘Rs’ symbol in state budget
Live MintTamil 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 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?” Tamil Nadu replaces ‘Rs’ with Tamil letter ‘ru’ in state budget MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government has replaced the official rupee ‘ ₹’ symbol in the 2025 state budget in a significant step amid the ongoing language dispute with the Centre. The new Tamil Nadu budget logo now features the Tamil letter for ‘ரூ ’ from ‘rubai,’ replacing the Indian currency symbol used in the previous budget.
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