Udaya Kumar, who had designed the Indian rupee symbol, on Thursday (March 13 ... 2025), carried ‘ரூ’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubaai’ which denotes the Indian currency ...

The spat between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over the language row took a new turn on Thursday after the DMK-led government replaced the rupee symbol in the state Budget document with a Tamil ...

The change of the worldwide recognised ₹ symbol to the Tamil Nadu language has created a massive political controversy ... at a time when the DMK was part of the ruling alliance at the Centre?” ...

Nadu replaces ₹ with ‘ரூ’ in budget material, sparking controversy. Rupee symbol creator Udaya Kumar reacts as BJP slams ...

This marks the first time a state has rejected the national currency symbol, taking its resistance to the NEP to a new level ...

DMK-led Tamil Nadu government move to replace the rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and ...

The Tamil word (sic) 'Ru' is used by us to mention a value. For instance, we write Ru (Rupaai) 5,000. Only then does 'Ru' get significance. It is not a symbol on its own, it is a Tamil letter.

Intensifying the language tussle with the Centre, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday replaced the Devanagari rupee symbol with a Tamil ... letter of the Tamil word 'Rubaai' which denotes ...

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The DMK was previously part of the UPA government, which adopted the rupee symbol in 2010, ironically designed by a Tamil native. The new DMK budget logo uses 'ru,' the initial of the Tamil word for ...

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