Not disrespectful: Tamilian who designed rupee symbol reacts to Stalin govt's currency move
Mar 14, 2025, at 11:50 am
Chennai/IBNS: Design expert and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the rupee symbol, has reacted to the Tamil Nadu government's controversial decision to replace the sign with a Tamil word, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu govt's move to replace rupee symbol signals a dangerous mindset: Nirmala Sitharaman
Mar 13, 2025, at 11:36 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday slammed Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK over its move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), saying it "promotes secessionist sentiments".
₹ symbol, replaced in Tamil Nadu Budget, was designed by ex-DMK MLA’s son
Mar 13, 2025, at 07:31 pm
Chennai: The rupee symbol, which was replaced by DMK-led state government in its Budget document with a Tamil letter, was designed by the son of ex-DMK MLA and IIT professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam.
Amid language debate, Tamil Nadu drops rupee symbol in state budget
Mar 13, 2025, at 03:12 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday dropped the rupee symbol in the promotional material of the state budget 2025-2026 amid the ongoing language debate in the state, media reports said.
Mar 07, 2025, at 02:17 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit back at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's "LKG" remark escalating the faceoff over the National Education Policy (NEP) and the language debate in the south Indian state.
Stalin backtracks after offering to resign
May 19, 2014, at 02:52 am
Chennai, May 18 (IBNS): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi's son and treasurer M K Stalin on Sunday withdrew his resignation, hours after he offered to quit all party posts, reports said.