Key Points
DMK government substitutes Rupee symbol with Tamil alphabet
BJP criticizes move as politically motivated
Budget logo sparks language identity controversy
National symbols at center of linguistic debate
Speaking to ANI, Jeyaranjan said, "We don't want to use Devnagri. That's all..."
Notably, the previous budget logo for the Budget of 2024 -25 carried the Indian currency symbol Rs. The budget 2025-26 is set to be presented in the Tamil Nadu assembly on March 14.
Tamil Nadu chief minister earlier released a video which showcased the logo for the Budget of 2025-26 and in this logo the national currency symbol had been substituted with the Tamil Alphabet 'Ru'.
The State government has locked horns with the Central government over the three-language formula proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
BJP's Tamil Nadu Chief, K Annamalai lashed out over the State Government's "stupid" move, stating that a Tamilian and son of a former DMK MLA designed the Rupee symbol.
"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?" K Annamalai said.
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundarajan stated that the Indian currency Rupee was a federal setup and the DMK should respect the national symbols.
"They have ruled Tamil Nadu for so many years and have presented the budget so many times; why do they want to dramatise it like this? They were at the Centre for so many years why didn't they take this decision at that time?" Soundarajan said
"The Indian currency is a federal setup and they have to respect the national symbols. We are not against the Tamil Nadu symbols or language, we are in favour of it..." she stated.
The BJP leader also questioned the DMK government on why they had not taken a decision on the issue in the earlier years.
The BJP leader further stated that the MK Stalin government was trying to divert the attention from the failures of their government and questioned why they had to dramatise the situation.
Speaking to ANI, Soundarajan said, "Even I have a Tamil name but MK Stalin does not. Ask him if he would change his name into a Tamil name. They are doing all this to deviate attention from the failures of their government... They have ruled Tamil Nadu for so many years and have presented the budget so many times... why do they want to dramatise it like this?"
