Chief Minister MK Stalin has come to the defense of his government’s decision, emphasizing that the use of the ‘Ru’ symbol is an homage to Tamil linguistic heritage. He pointed out that Union Finance ...

the Stalin govt in Tamil Nadu unveiled Thursday a logo for the state budget to be presented Friday, using the Tamil letter “roo” — which signifies “roobai”, Tamil for rupee — to ...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticized Tamil Nadu's CM MK Stalin for removing the rupee symbol from the state ...

Tamil Nadu has long opposed the three-language formula advocated by the National Education Policy (NEP), maintaining its two-language system of Tamil and English. A senior DMK leader linked the logo ...

Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam is an Indian academic and designer, son of a former DMK MLA, who designed the Indian rupee (₹) sign, says BJP leader Amit Malviya.