Further, he stated that Tamil Nadu ranked first in the industry and education sector, further stating that it also concentrated on schools and higher education.
Speaking to ANI, Soundarajan said "This is a failed and empty budget. The state government's only aim was to change the logo of the state budget and not to change the fate of the people of Tamil Nadu...."
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday stated that the central transfers from the Union Government in the form of Grants-in-aid and share in central taxes as a proportion of total revenue receipts have reduced significantly.
"It is no wonder that the budget released by the DMK every year is so empty, containing nothing but empty announcements for publicity, without fulfilling any election promises, and only committing thousands of crores of corruption," posted Annamalai on X.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vanathi Srinivasan on Friday criticized the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government for replacing the Rupee symbol, accusing it of intentionally disrespecting the national symbol in a planned manner.
As the Union Government says they only will allocate funds if the Tamil Nadu Government comes under PM SHRI, the State Government announced they are allocating their own state funds for the welfare of government school students in view of students' education not getting affected.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs walked out of the state assembly during the budget presentation over the alleged Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) scam on Friday.
Further, Annamalai stated that DMK had become a laughing stock across the country and were doing this act just to divert attention from other pressing public issues.
The Finance Minister questioned DMK over the act and asked them why they did not protest back in 2010 when the symbol was officially adopted by the Indian National Congress.
Dharmalingam, a professor at IIT Guwahati, designed the iconic Indian rupee symbol 15 years ago, in 2010. It was chosen from among 3,300 entries in a nationwide competition. The design, which combines the Devanagari letter "Ra" and the Roman letter "R," has become an integral part of Indi
Speaking to ANI, Kesavan said, "This absurd drama and ridiculous stunt by the DMK today of dropping the national currency symbol from its Budget shows their anti-federal nature. The DMK has insulted the Tamil sentiment and Tamil pride because this national currency symbol was designed by a d