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Stalin defends decision to replace rupee symbol with Tamil letter 'Ru'
Chennai, March 16: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has defended his government's decision to replace the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter 'Ru' (from 'Rubaai', meaning rupee) in the state budget logo.
Vijay slams DMK over alleged TASMAC corruption, seeks action
Chennai, March 16: TVK president and Tamil superstar Vijay has once again taken on the ruling DMK, and this time over alleged corruption in Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC).
TN budget 2025-26: Debt-to-GSDP Ratio pegged at 26.07 pc
Chennai, March 14: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented the Medium-Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) for 2025-26, outlining the state's borrowing and fiscal projections.
Tamil Nadu budget is people-friendly and focuses on people in rural areas, youth and women. Says DMK MP Tiruchi Seva
Tiruchirappalli, March 14: DMK MP Tiruchi Seva on Friday said that the Tamil Nadu budget introduced was people friendly and focused on the people living in rural areas, youth, and the women.
TN Budget: AIADMK walks out of Assembly, BJP boycotts House
Chennai, March 14: The Tamil Nadu Assembly witnessed a dramatic start to the budget session as the opposition AIADMK staged a walkout, while the BJP boycotted the proceedings.
DMK's budget corrupt, empty announcements for publicity: BJP's Annamalai slams TN govt
Chennai, March 14: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai slammed the DMK government over its fifth budget and claimed that the State budget presented offers nothing more than "empty announcements for publicity" and "commits thousands of crores of corruption" every year.
Received positive feedback, DMK's Kanimozhi on delimitation meeting called by MK Stalin
Chennai, March 14: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Friday stated that the party has received "very" positive feedback from different Chief Ministers and leaders across the country regarding the Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting on the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
TN Minister Thiaga Rajan meets Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, extends invite for Joint Action Committee
Thiruvananthapuram, March 14: Tamil Nadu Minister P Thiaga Rajan and South Chennai MP Dr Thamizhachi Thangapandian on Friday extended an invitation to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the Joint Action Committee (JAC) meeting to be held in Chennai on March 22, to collectively oppose the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
'Intentionally disrespecting national symbol': DMK's Vanathi Srinivasan after TN replaces Rupee symbol in state budget logo
Chennai, March 14: 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.
DMK Govt must resign: AIADMK's Palaniswami alleges Rs 40,000 cr TASMAC scam
Chennai, March 14: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs walked out of the State assembly on Friday during the budget presentation over the alleged Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) scam.
Sharpening attack on BJP, DMK, Tamil superstar's TVK to hold big meet on March 28
Chennai, March 14: The TVK founded by Tamil superstar Vijay, is set to convene its general council meeting in Chennai on March 28.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai reiterates support for three-language policy amid political row
New Delhi, March 14: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai reiterated the party's stance on the three-language policy on Thursday, saying that while the people of the state do not want a third language imposed upon them, they are open to learning one voluntarily.
BJP's Tamil Nadu President Annamalai condemns DMK government's act of changing Rupee logo of state budget; calls it 'laughable'
New Delhi, March 13: The Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin 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'.
FM Sitharaman condemns DMK for substituting 'Rs' with Tamil alphabet 'Ru' on state Budget
New Delhi, March 13: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday strongly condemned the DMK government's act of substituting the currency symbol of 'Rs' with Tamil alphabet 'Ru.'
Never expected such a debate to ever occur: Rupee symbol designer Udaya Dharmalingam over TN Budget row
Guwahati, March 13: After Tamil Nadu introduced a new rupee 'Ru' symbol on its state budget, IIT Guwahati professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the designer of the official Indian rupee symbol, expressed surprise over the debate surrounding the change.
Ru signifies protest against policies of Union government: DMK spokesperson
Chennai, March 13: DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Thursday, speaking on the Tamil Nadu government replacing the Rupee symbol with the Tamil 'Ru' symbol for the state Budget, said that the aim behind the usage of 'Ru' was to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the Union government.
Ridiculous stunt shows their anti-federal nature: BJP's CR Kesavan on DMK dropping Rupee symbol
Hyderabad, March 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CR Kesavan on Thursday criticised the Tamil Nadu government for replacing the Rupee symbol with the state's 'Ru' symbol and said that that the ruling DMK government had hurt the sentiments of the people and the Tamil pride.
TN govt using official Budget logo a 'diversion tactic' by DMK: Palaniswami
Chennai, March 13: AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has accused the state government of using its official Budget logo for 2025-26 and the early release of the 2024-25 Economic Survey as a "diversion tactic" to hide its administrative failures.
A childish act by MK Stalin, Tamil Nadu BJP's Narayanan Thirupathy on non-usage of Rupee symbol in Budget logo
Chennai, March 13: Tamil Nadu BJP Vice President Narayanan Thirupathy hit out at the Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin for replacing the Rupee Symbol for the Indian currency with Tamil alphabet 'Ru' for the state budget logo and termed it as a 'childish, foolish and nonsense act'.
TN becoming unsafe due to deteriorating law and order situation: BJP
Chennai, March 13: Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has alleged that the state is becoming increasingly unsafe due to the deteriorating law and order situation.
CM Stalin playing politics over language policy, alleges BJP's Amit Malviya
Chennai, March 13: BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya has accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of playing politics over the three-language formula under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Don't want to use Devnagri, that's all: Tamil Nadu's SPC official as State Govt replaces Rupee symbol in Budget logo
Chennai, March 13: Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission (SPC) Executive Vice Chairman J Jeyaranjan said the only reason for the State government to replace the Rupee symbol for the Indian currency with the Tamil alphabet 'Ru' in the State's Budget logo was that they did not want to use the Devnagari script.
MK Stalin tops list of most incompetent CMs: AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan
Chennai, March 13: Even as the Tamil Nadu government forund itself at the centre of a controversy after its decision to use a Tamil Alpahbet insted of the national symbof of the Rupee in its budget document, AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Thursday said that the Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin was on the top list of the most 'incompetent' CMs.
BJP provoking us: DMK MLA Ezhilan Naganathan on criticism for use of Tamil logo in state budget
Chennai, March 13: 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.
Will Stalin change name into Tamil name? BJP's Tamilsai Soundarajan over TN govt Rupee symbol
Chennai, March 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundarajan sharply criticised Tamil Nadu's DMK government for dropping the Rupee symbol for the Tamil alphabet 'Ru' in the state budget logo.
TN govt drops rupee symbol from budget amid language dispute with Centre
Chennai, March 13: Amid its spat with the Centre over the National Education Policy (NEP) and other issues, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has decided to remove the official rupee symbol from the state's Budget 2025-26, replacing it with the Tamil script equivalent.
DMK appoints C.V.M.P. Ezhilarasan as Propaganda Secretary ahead of 2026 polls
Chennai, March 12: Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has appointed C.V.M.P. Ezhilarasan as the party’s Propaganda Secretary, replacing him in his previous role as its students' wing secretary, party General Secretary and state Water Resources Minister S. Duraimurugan announced on Wednesday.
1973 delimitation led to rise in seats in Cong-ruled states: Nishikant Dubey slams Oppn
New Delhi, March 12: Amid the brewing storm over delimitation in Southern states, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday lashed out at the Opposition over its doublespeak and revealed that it was the Congress-ruled states which saw a rise in the number of seats after the exercise in 1973.
Prioritize childbirth to protect Tamil Nadu's representation, says Udhayanidhi Stalin
Chennai, March 12: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Wednesday expressed concerns over the state's declining birth rate and its potential impact on parliamentary seat allocation, urging newlyweds to prioritize childbirth.
Lok Sabha: Sitharaman accuses DMK of creating political mess in Tamil Nadu, Opposition stages walk out
New Delhi, March 11: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday lashed out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over its opposition to the three-language policy, accusing the Stalin government of creating a "political mess" in Tamil Nadu and denying children their "right to learn."
Govt committed to Tamil language...at times you have to be multilingual: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi, March 11: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has taken the fight to the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu on the three-language policy and the NEP.
Guv Ravi urges TN govt to notify search committee for V-C appointment
Chennai, March 11: Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has urged the state government to notify the search committee for appointing the Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, as constituted by the Chancellor.
Tarun Chugh accuses DMK of using Parliament protests on NEP to confuse, distract public
New Delhi, March 11: As the DMK MPs protested in Parliament over the National Education Policy (NEP), their protests have sparked a sharp response from BJP National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh.
NEP Row: Dharmendra Pradhan's 'uncivilised' remarks spark outrage; DMK moves privilege notice
New Delhi, March 10: Amidst the political war on the National Education Policy, a war of words broke out between Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after Pradhan termed the Tamil Nadu government as "dishonest" and the people of the state as "uncivilised".
Stalin slams Dharmendra Pradhan for calling DMK MPs 'uncivilised'
Chennai, March 10: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin strongly condemned Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for calling Members of Parliament (MPs) from Tamil Nadu ‘uncivilised’ during the parliamentary session on Monday (March 10).
Undergo a refresher course, understand rules and regulations: Nadda targets opposition in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 10: Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Monday slammed the Opposition after they walked out of the House over the issue of delimitation and the New Education Policy (NEP) and suggested that leaders should take a "refresher course" to better understand rules and regulations.
Centre Vs Oppn in Parliament over language row
New Delhi, March 10: The Parliament started on a stormy note on Monday, as was expected on the first day of the second leg of the Budget Session.
Only Tamil language in PM SHRI schools: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Defends NEP and PM SHRI
New Delhi, March 10: Amidst the political war on the National Education Policy inside the Parliament, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan responded to the Tamil Nadu government's strong opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three-language policy, defending the government's stance and clarifying the position on the PM SHRI initiative.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hits back at Union Minister Pradhan on NEP, calls him arrogant
Chennai, March 10: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK party chief MK Stalin on Monday lashed out at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who during Lok Sabha proceedings today termed the State government as "dishonest" and "ruining" the future of students.
Pained and hurt: DMK MP Kanimozhi condemns Dharmendra Pradhan's remarks on Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, March 10: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi has expressed her strong disapproval after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan referred to the members of Parliament of DMK, the Tamil Nadu government, and the people of Tamil Nadu as "uncivilised" in his response in Parliament.