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.

Soundarajan stated that the Indian currency Rupee was a federal setup and the DMK should respect the national symbols.

"They have ruled Tamil Nadu for so many years and have presented the budget so many times; why do they want to dramatise it like this? They were at the Centre for so many years why didn't they take this decision at that time?, Soundarajan said

"The Indian currency is a federal setup and they have to respect the national symbols. We are not against the Tamil Nadu symbols or language, we are in favour of it..." she...