AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has accused the state government of using its official Budget logo for 2025-26 as a \”diversion tactic\” to hide its administrative failures. Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai also criticised the state’s move. The controversy comes amid an ongoing language dispute between the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre, with the state accusing the Union government of imposing Hindi — an allegation the Centre has denied. The decision to remove the rupee symbol from its Budget marks the first time a state has rejected the national currency symbol. The state has consistently refused to implement key aspects of the NEP, particularly the three-language formula. The move is seen as part of the state’s broader opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. It denies financial assistance to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs)