New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman On Thursday, he strongly attacked Tamil Nadu’s Prime Minister MK Stalin, for dropping the symbol of the Rupia of the state budget logo, qualifying the movement as a “completely avoidable example of regional language and chauvinism.” The minister added that the action of the DMK government shows “a dangerous mentality that weakens the Indian unity.”
In a series of publications both in Tamil and English on the Social Network Platform X, Sitharaman said: “According to the reports, the DMK Government eliminated the official symbol of the ‘₹’ Rupia’s Budget of Tamil Nadu 2025-26 documents, which will be presented tomorrow. If the DMK has a problem with` “ It was not the DMK government, when it was not adopted in 2010, it was not adopted in 2010, it was adopted in 2010 The Congress of Congress was part of the ruling alliance in the center? “
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“Ironically, ‘₹’ was designed by Th. D uudaya Kumar, the son of the former DMK MLA N. Dharmalingam. When erase now, the DMK is not only rejecting a national symbol, but also takes into account the creative contribution of a youth. Tamil, and even today, ‘Rupaai’ is still the name of La Moneda in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
The “Rupia ‘₹’ symbol is internationally well recognized and serves as a visible identity of India in global financial transactions. At a time when India is pressing for cross -border payments that UPI use, if we are really undermining our own national currency?
By qualifying movement as a “dangerous mentality,” he said, “this is more than a mere symbolism: it points out a dangerous mentality that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist feelings under the pretext of regional pride. A completely avoidable example of regional language and chauvinism.”
Intensifying its linguistic confrontation with the center, the Government of Tamil Nadu replaced the symbol of the rupee with a tamil letter in its 2025-26 budget logo. The measure underlines the strong opposition of the Government led by DMK to the formula of three languages under the National Education Policy (NEP).
The decision is produced in the midst of a heated political debate, with Prime Minister MK Stalin accusing the center to try to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu through NEP, which described a “saffron policy” designed to promote Hindi instead of national development. The DMK has repeatedly declared that Tamil Nadu will not accept “Hindi colonialism” as a replacement of the British colonial government.
While the government of the Union has dismissed these accusations, calling the position of the “dishonest” DMK and harmful to the future of the students, the language dispute continues to promote tensions.
The recently presented budget logo ‘Ru’, the first letter of the word tamil ‘Rubaai’, which means rupee in the local language. Together with the logo, he carries the “Everything for all” legend, reflecting the promise of the inclusive governance DMK.
Tamil Nadu’s finance minister, ThanGam, Thannarasu will present the budget on Friday, with the controversy of the rupee symbol that will probably continue to be a focal point in the ongoing ideological battle of the state with the center.
