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'Regional chauvinism': Finance minister Sitharaman slams MK Stalin for dropping rupee symbol in Tamil Nadu budget logo

IndiaTimes Thursday, 13 March 2025
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized Tamil Nadu's CM MK Stalin for removing the rupee symbol from the state budget's logo, labeling it as an act of regional chauvinism. The Tamil Nadu government replaced the symbol to oppose the Centre's three-language policy under NEP, intensifying the ongoing language dispute.
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