<h1>Tamil Nadu's New Budget Logo Features Tamil 'Ru' Symbol, Sparks BJP Criticism; DMK Defends Choice</h1> The Tamil Nadu government introduced a new rupee logo for its 2025-26 state budget, replacing the Devanagari symbol with a Tamil letter. This change sparked criticism from the BJP, while the ruling DMK party defended it, questioning any rule against such a depiction. IIT Guwahati Professor, who designed the original Indian rupee symbol, distanced himself from the controversy, noting the coincidence of his father being a former DMK MLA. The new logo features 'ru', the first letter of the Tamil word for rupee, symbolizing the DMK's inclusive governance. The professor emphasized that the original rupee design was selected through a government competition.