Chennai, March 14 -- The decision of the Tamil Nadu government to replace the universally recognised symbol of Indian currency Rs with the Tamil letter Ru has stirred a hornet's nest across the country if the initial reactions are any indication. But even DMK persons are of the view that Chief Minister MK Stalin's new found passion for Tamil language is to make the Centre to use Article 356 in order dismiss the democratically elected government so that the party could romp home with increased majority in the 2026 Assembly election based on the sympathy wave.

The move to change the symbol from Rsto Ru (rubaai, Tamil for Rupee) was publicised by the DMK government through advertisements in the Stalin-family owned newspapers and news channe...