Chennai/IBNS, March 13 -- The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday dropped the rupee symbol in the promotional material of the state budget 2025-2026 amid the ongoing language debate in the state, media reports said.

The rupee symbol has been replaced with a Tamil word.

The budget will be presented on Friday.

The DMK, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, countered the criticism saying the move is not illegal.

As the 'language war' between Tamil Nadu and the Centre continues, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP of trying to 'impose Hindi' on the southern state in the guise of a National Education Policy and called it a plan to develop Hindi rather than India.

Stalin has fired sharp attacks on Union Education Mini...