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.'

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.

"The DMK government has reportedly removed the official Rupee symbol 'Rs' from the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 documents, which will be presented tomorrow. If the DMK has a problem with 'Rs', why didn't it protest back in 2010 when it was officially adopted under the INC-led UPA government, at a time when the DMK was part of the ruling alliance at the Centre?" the post read.

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