"Not against the Constitution in any form": CPI's D Raja on TN govt not using Rupee symbol

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): CPI leader D Raja said on Thursday that the Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the Rupee symbol with a Tamil alphabet on the state budget 2025-26 is not against the Constitution in any form.
"Tamil Nadu government has taken a few initiatives in order to enlighten all sections of the society. This budget is in Tamil and is meant for Tamil Nadu... The government has not changed the numbers, and that needs to be understood. Only the symbol has been changed... It is not against the Constitution in any form...", Raja told ANI
Tamil Nadu CM on Thursday released a video which showcased the logo for the Budget of 2025-26 and in this logo the national currency symbol Rs 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.
DMK MLA Ezhilan Naganathan on Thursday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for criticising the decision of the state government replacing the Rupee symbol with a Tamil language symbol on the state budget 2025-26.
The MLA stated that BJP was trying to find all types of issues to provoke people against DMK, further stating that using the mother tongue for all purposes was the theme of any principle of the Union government.
"BJP is trying to find all types of issues to provoke us. Using the mother tongue for all purposes is the theme of any Union government principles that they have set. So it is falling in those lines..." Naganathan said speaking to ANI.
He further stated that it was very evident that the party had a Tamil transcript for the budget for which Ru was being used.
"It is very clear that we had a Tamil transcript of the Budget. For that, RU (Tamil for Rupee) had been used... We are only using the mother tongue for official purposes, which is mandatory everywhere..." the MLA further stated.
Earlier, 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. (ANI)