Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government's move to replace the rupee symbol.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin for removing the official rupee symbol '₹' from the state Budget, calling it a dangerous mindset that undermines Indian unity and ...

MK Stalin's battle against the Centre and the BJP has taken new forms as the 2026 assembly elections in his state approach.

Nirmala Sitharaman blasted Tamil Nadu government for replacing Rupee symbol in its Budget document and said that the step ...

In a post on X, Sitharaman criticised the DMK saying the party did not protest while the Devanagari rupee symbol was ...

Sitaraman said the Tamil word ‘Rupaai’ itself has deep roots in the Sanskrit word ‘Rupya’, meaning ‘wrought silver’ or ‘a ...

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the designer of the rupee symbol, talked about how he ...

The usage of ‘Ru’ is to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the government,” DMK spokesperson said.

DMK-led Tamil Nadu government move to replace the rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride, Finance ...

Sitharaman questioned why the DMK had not objected to the adoption of the ‘₹’ symbol back in 2010 when it was introduced under the Congress-led UPA government, of which the DMK was a part.

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

The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the rupee symbol has sparked criticism from Finance Minister Nirmala ...