Indication of dangerous mentality … Finance Minister Sitharaman erupted on DMK government for removing money from the budget

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused the DMK government of removing the official symbol ‘₹’ of the rupee from the budget of Tamil Nadu. This budget will be presented tomorrow. Sitharaman questioned that if the DMK has a problem with ‘₹’, then why was it not opposed during the UPA government in 2010? At that time the DMK was part of the ruling coalition at the center. he/she said that the irony is that former DMK MLA N. Dharmalingam’s son D. Uday Kumar was designed.

There is a ruckus about the budget of Tamil Nadu government

The Tamil Nadu government has used a Tamil letter in place of the Indian rupee Devanagari script symbol in the budget for FY 2025-26, amidst increasing controversy with the Center over the language. In his/her response, the Finance Minister has said this.

‘This sign of dangerous mentality’

Sitharaman wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, “It is a sign of a dangerous mindset that weakens the unity of the country and promotes separatist feelings on the pretext of regional pride….” he/she said, “The symbol of the rupee is well known internationally and serves as India’s identity in global financial transactions. At a time when India is emphasizing the border payment using UPI, should we actually underestimate our own national currency symbol? ”

‘Rupee name currency in many countries’

Sitharaman said, “In fact, many countries, including Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Seychelles and Sri Lanka, officially use ‘Rupee’ or mixed names as their currency name …” he/she said, “All elected representatives and officials take an oath to maintain the sovereignty and integrity of our nation under the constitution. Removing a national symbol like a sign of money from the state budget documents is against that oath. It weakens commitment to national unity. ”

‘Disregard of creative contribution of Tamil youth’

Sitharaman said, “The irony is that the rupee symbol is former DMK MLA N.K. Dharmalingam’s son D Uday Kumar was designed. Now by erasing it, the DMK is not only rejecting a national symbol, but is also completely disregarding the creative contribution of a Tamil youth. ”

In addition, the roots of the Tamil word ‘Rupai’ are deeply associated with the Sanskrit word ‘Rupee’, which means ‘fabricated silver’ or ‘such a silver coin that has been worked on.’ The word has been going on in Tamil trade and literature for centuries and even today, ‘Rupai’ remains the name of Mudra in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.