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 traditional Rupee symbol ... letter R without the vertical line, with a horizontal line in the middle alluding to the Indian national flag. Upon adopting the rupee symbol in July ...

who had designed the Indian rupee symbol, on Thursday, refused to be drawn into the controversy over language and said it is a mere coincidence that his father was a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA.

He said he wanted to ensure that the sign had a universal appeal but stayed true to the Indian culture. The rupee symbol controversy exploded yesterday after Chief Minister MK Stalin shared the ...

Meanwhile, the ruling DMK defended its party-led government replacing the Indian rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in its logo for the budget 2025-26, saying there was nothing wrong in using the ...