The symmetry of the isotropic cartesian tensor of Newtonian fluid

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I'm trying to prove the symmetry of the isotropic tensor in the linear relation between the shear stress and strain rate for Newtonian fluid $$T_{ij}=\beta_{ijlm}\frac{\partial u_{l}}{\partial x_{m}}.$$ My attempt is based on the assumption that the shear stress vanishes for pure rotation, that is $$\beta_{ijlm}\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{\partial u_{l}}{\partial x_{m}}+\frac{\partial u_{m}}{\partial x_{l}}\right)+\beta_{ijlm}\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{\partial u_{l}}{\partial x_{m}}-\frac{\partial u_{m}}{\partial x_{l}}\right)=0,$$ since there is no elongation, we get $$\beta_{ijlm}\left(\frac{\partial u_{l}}{\partial x_{m}}-\frac{\partial u_{m}}{\partial x_{l}}\right)=0.$$ Does this imply the symmetry of $\beta_{ijlm}$?