'Roo' in budget logo conveys TN's language resolve: Stalin

Sunday, 16 March 2025 (2 days ago)
Tamil Nadu's chief minister M K Stalin defended the use of the Tamil letter 'roo' in the recent budget logo, emphasizing the importance of the state's language policy. He criticized Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not responding to financial aid requests but reacting to the inclusion of the Tamil letter.

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