Rush Hour: Row over removal of ‘₹’ sign from TN Budget logo, Congress slams Starlink deals and more

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The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol (₹) in the logo for the 2025-’26 state Budget with the Tamil letters for “ru” – from “rupai” (rupees in Tamil), drawing criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The new logo, which reads “Ellorkkum Ellaam” (Everything for Everyone), was released by Chief Minister MK Stalin’s office ahead of Friday’s Budget presentation.

Tamil Nadu Planning Commission Executive Vice Chairman J Jeyaranjan told ANI: “We don't want to use the Devanagri. That's all.” DMK’s Saravanan Annadurai said: “We just wanted to give importance to Tamil this year.”

BJP leaders said this was an insult to the rupee symbol designed by Tamilian Udhay Kumar. K Annamalai wrote: “How stupid can you become, Thiru MK Stalin?” The Hindutva party’s Amit Malviya and Tamilisai Soundararajan also attacked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, describing the move as “ridiculous” and an indication of the Dravidian party’s “anti-national mindset”. Read on.

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