Analysts say the BJP has unwittingly given the DMK an opportunity to play on Tamil sentiment and evoke regional pride in the run-up to state polls next year.

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 dominance and ...

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has defended his government’s decision to replace the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Sunday defended the state government's decision to replace the ...

This raises the question: Why did the Stalin government do this? Ironically, the rupee symbol was adopted in 2010 and was designed by Th. D Udaya Kumar, the son of former DMK MLA N. Dharmalingam. Lets ...

Udaya Kumar said there are different views and opinions, and that he would like to limit himself to the design aspect. Read: Tamil Nadu Replaces Rupee Symbol In State Budget Amid Massive Row With ...

The controversial move by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has brought attention to an ironic fact - the now-dropped rupee symbol by the state was designed by a Tamilian man, D Udaya Kumar.

Udaya Kumar, who had designed the Indian rupee symbol, on Thursday (March 13, 2025) refused to be drawn into the controversy over language and said it is a mere coincidence that his father was a ...

Annamalai posted on social media. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also criticised the move, pointing out that the rupee ...

Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam who designed the Rupee symbol '₹' (Image: ANI) New Delhi: IIT Guwahati professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the Rupee logo adopted by the Indian government in 2010 ...

The rupee symbol ‘₹’ was designed by Udaya Kumar, the son of a former DMK MLA and currently an IIT professor. The M.K. Stalin government has replaced the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter ...