The Tamil Nadu government, amid a battle with the Centre over Hindi imposition in the state, let go of the rupee symbol ( ₹) ...

IIT Guwahati Professor D. Udaya Kumar discusses Tamil Nadu's new rupee logo, designed by him, amid controversy.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin replaced the rupee symbol with a Tamil script in the state budget amidst a controversy over 'Hindi imposition.' The rupee symbol was originally designed by ...

After Tamil Nadu introduced a new rupee 'Ru' symbol on its state budget, IIT Guwahati professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the ...

The Tamil government's decision to replace the Indian rupee symbol with a new logo - Tamil alphabet 'Ru' - has triggered a massive political controversy amid the ongoing language battle.

The designer of the rupee symbol (₹) has reacted to the controversy over the Tamil Nadu government replacing the sign with the Tamil letter "Ru" in promotional material for the state budget.

The rupee sign controversy was triggered by state BJP president K. Annamalai, who found something remiss in a promotional ...

His creation, which incorporates elements from the Devanagari 'Ra' and the Roman 'R,' was officially adopted as the national currency symbol in 2010 under the Manmohan Singh-led government ...

The Finance Ministry later complied to the decision and released guidelines. In 2025, the rupee symbol found itself in a controversy again when the Tamil Nadu government let go of it in its Budget ...