The man behind the iconic rupee symbol design is D. Udaya Kumar, an Indian academic and designer with a passion for typography and graphic design. Kumar's design for the rupee symbol is a blend of the ...

The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has decided to remove the official rupee symbol (₹) from the state’s Budget 2025, replacing it with the Tamil script. This marks the first time a state has ...

If DMK opposes ‘₹’ now, why didn’t it protest in 2010 when it was adopted under the Cong-led UPA, with DMK as part of the ruling alliance at the Centre?

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 recent move by the Tamil Nadu government to replace the Rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter "ரூ" in the state’s budget logo has reignited interest in the history and significance of ...

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.

In response, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused DMK of promoting secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride ...

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 ...

IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Indian rupee symbol, distanced himself from the controversy over Tamil Nadu's decision to replace the Devanagari symbol with a Tamil letter ...

The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letters that form the sound “ru” – from “rupai” (rupees in Tamil) – in the logo for the 2025-’26 state ...

Language row: The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, has replaced the Indian rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter for 'Ru' in the official logo of the state Budget amid ...

The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has sparked controversy by replacing the Indian Rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in the logo for its 2025-26 budget. The move has drawn criticism from the state BJP, ...