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TAMIL NADU POLITICS

₹ vs Ru: Major row erupts as CM Stalin

takes on Center over language & education

MK Stalin labels the National Education Policy (NEP) as a “saffronise policy”

aimed at promoting Hindi rather than developing India

OUR BUREAU
Chennai (UP)
amil Nadu’s MK Stalin gov-
ernment has replaced the Ru-
Tpee symbol ‘₹’ for the Indian
currency with the Tamil alphabet ‘Ru’
in state Budget logo amid the raging
language row between the State and
the Central government.
The previous budget logo for the
Budget of 2024 -25 carried the Indian
currency symbol ₹. Tamil Nadu CM
on Thursday released a video which
showcased the logo for the Budget of
2025-26 and in this logo the nation-
al currency symbol had been substi-
tuted 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 An-
namalai lashed out over the State Gov- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin being handed over the ‘Tamil Nadu Economic Survey 2024-25 prepared by the State Planning Commission
ernment’s “stupid” move, stating that
a Tamilian and son of a former DMK with the Finance Department and several other departments, in Chennai on Thursday (ANI)
MLA designed the Rupee symbol.
“The DMK Government’s State would destroy the Tamil Nadu edu- er released a video which showcased national symbols. We are not against
Budget for 2025-26 replaces the Ru- cation system completely,” CM Sta- the logo for the Budget of 2025-26 the Tamil Nadu symbols or language;
pee Symbol designed by a Tamilian, lin said in Tiruvallur. and in this logo the national currency we are in favor of it...” she stated.
which was adopted by the whole of Stalin accused the central gov- symbol had been substituted with the The BJP leader also questioned
Bharat and incorporated into our ernment of withholding funds to co- Tamil Alphabet ‘Ru’. the DMK government on why they
Currency. Thiru Udhay Kumar, who erce the state into accepting the NEP. The State government has had not taken a decision on the issue
designed the symbol, is the son of a Earlier, Tamil Nadu State Plan- locked horns with the Central gov- in the earlier years.
former DMK MLA. How stupid can ning Commission (SPC) Executive ernment over the three-language The BJP leader further stated
you become, Thiru @mkstalin?” K Vice Chairman J Jeyaranjan said the formula proposed in the National that the MK Stalin government was
Annamalai said. only reason for the State government Education Policy (NEP), 2020. trying to divert the attention from
Earlier on Wednesday, MK Sta- to replace the Rupee symbol for the BJP leader Tamilisai Soundara- the failures of their government and
lin launched a scathing attack on the Indian currency with the Tamil alpha- jan stated that the Indian currency questioned why they had to drama-
central government, labelling the bet ‘Ru’ in the State’s Budget logo Rupee was a federal setup and the tize the situation.
National Education Policy (NEP) as was that they did not want to use the DMK should respect the national Speaking to reporters, Sound-
a “saffronise policy” aimed at pro- Devnagari script. Jeyaranjan said, symbols. arajan said, “Even I have a Tamil
moting Hindi rather than developing “We don’t want to use Devnagari. “They have ruled Tamil Nadu name but MK Stalin does not. Ask
India, alleging that the policy threat- That’s all...” for so many years and have present- him if he would change his name
ens to destroy Tamil Nadu’s educa- Notably, the previous budget ed the budget so many times; why do into a Tamil name. They are doing
tion system. logo for the Budget of 2024 -25 car- they want to dramatize it like this? all this to deviate attention from the
“National Education Policy is ried the Indian currency symbol Rs. They were at the Centre for so many failures of their government... They
not education policy, it is saffronise The budget 2025-26 is set to be pre- years why didn’t they take this deci- have ruled Tamil Nadu for so many
policy. The policy was not created to sented in the Tamil Nadu assembly sion at that time?” Soundarajan said years and have presented the budget
develop India but to develop Hindi. on March 14. “The Indian currency is a feder- so many times... why do they want to
We are opposing the Policy as that Tamil Nadu chief minister earli- al setup and they have to respect the dramatize it like this?”

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