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Chennai, March 16, 2025 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has defended his government’s decision to replace the rupee symbol (₹) with "Ru" in the state’s 2025-26 budget, calling it a statement of the DMK’s commitment to protecting Tamil identity. Stalin accused the Central government of trying to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu through the National Education Policy (NEP) and framed the change as a response to that pressure.Language Commitment Behind 'Ru' Change"I had released the budget logo with 'Ru' to show how committed we are to the language policy. That’s all," Stalin said in his regular “Ungalil Oruvan”…