MK Stalin govt drops rupee symbol from budget, replaces it with symbol in Tamil amid language row

The MK Stalin government has replaced the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for ‘Ru’ in the state budget logo, amid the ongoing three-language controversy.

Tamil Nadu has replaced the rupee symbol in promotional material for the 2025 state budget with a Tamil symbol, in what has been seen as a statement move amid the ruling DMK’s battle with the BJP-led central government over the ‘imposition of Hindi’ through the new National Education Policy.