Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized Tamil Nadu's CM MK Stalin for removing the rupee symbol from the state ...

The finance minister accused the DMK of ‘not only rejecting a national symbol but also completely ignoring the creation of a ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized the Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in the 2025-26 state budget logo, calling it a threat to national ...

The logo, released by the office of Chief Minister M K Stalin, which read ‘Ellorkkum Ellaam’ (Everything for Everyone), carried ‘ru’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘rubaai’ which denotes the ...

The finance minister said such moves could promote secessionist sentiments and weaken the commitment to national unity.

Sitharaman questioned why the DMK did not protest against the rupee symbol when it was officially adopted under the then ...