Tamil Nadu, led by CM Stalin, replaced the Indian rupee symbol with Tamil letters in the state budget, sparking BJP criticism. This move adds to ongoing debates over regional languages, raising ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday stated that replacing the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letters that form the sound “ru” – from “rupai” (rupees in Tamil) – in the ...

MK Stalin explains why he replaced Rupee symbol in Tamil Nadu budget The move has sparked a political row, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calling it a “secessionist sentiment.” ...

A recent political spat over the non-use of the rupee symbol by the Tamil Nadu government was not only tasteless but something that could have been avoided. It turned out to be just a so much ado ...

Fact-check on Nirmala's 'secessionist' dig at Tamil Nadu government over rupee symbol change Md Zubair, co-founder of the fact-check website AltNews, replied to her with a screenshot of her tweets, ...

Tamil Nadu replaced the Indian rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'Ru' in its 2025–26 budget, rejecting the national currency sign. This move reflects Tamil pride and opposition to the three ...

The controversial move by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has brought attention to an ironic fact - the now-dropped rupee symbol by the state was designed by a Tamilian man, D Udaya Kumar.

Rupee symbol creator Udaya Kumar refuses to be drawn into controversy over new logo in Tamil Nadu The logo for the State budget, released by the Tamil Nadu government, carried ‘ரூ’, the ...

Rupee symbol creator Udaya Kumar on Tamil Nadu's 'Rs' row: 'Don’t have any reaction' My father was an MLA even before I was born. Now, he is old and living in our village, ...

Amid an ongoing row, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday hit out at the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government for replacing the rupee symbol and said the party should have objected when ...