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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 MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in its state budget logo, amidst an ongoing language row between the state and the centre. John Roberts ...
By sidelining rupee symbol, that represents India's economic identity, the Stalin government signalled its defiance against national unity ...
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu government, led by MK Stalin, on Thursday replaced the Rupee symbol "₹" with the Tamil script "ரூ" in the logo for the state's 2025-26 budget. This move comes amid the ...
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 ...
Stalin is trying to link the Rupee symbol based on Devnagari script with Tamil language. He is trying to create a new issue of Tamil pride. But by doing so, he forgot to fact check. The Rupee ...
Defending his government's move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'Ru' in the state Budget logo, Chief Minister MK Stalin said even Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had used ...
"By erasing it now, the DMK is not only rejecting a national symbol but also utterly disregarding the creative contribution of a Tamil youth," she said.
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 ...
Stalin doubles down on language politics ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, replacing the rupee symbol with a Tamil version in the budget document—sparking a debate on language ...
In response, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused DMK of promoting secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride ...