The change of the worldwide recognised ₹ symbol to the Tamil Nadu language has created a massive political controversy.

Mr Kumar's design was chosen from 3,000 entries submitted nationwide, and he received an award of Rs 2.5 lakh. The symbol is ...

The ruling party replaced the Devanagari rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for the same in its 2025-26 budget logo, triggering criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kumar said he has no ...

Tamil Nadu government replaces national rupee symbol with Tamil script in Budget 2025 amid language controversy.

IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Indian rupee symbol, distanced himself from the controversy over Tamil ...

IIT Guwahati Professor D. Udaya Kumar discusses Tamil Nadu's new rupee logo, designed by him, amid controversy.

IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Indian rupee symbol, has refused to comment on the controversy ...

Hours after the Tamil Nadu government released a new rupee logo for the state budget, IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who had designed the Indian rupee symbol, on Thursday refused to be drawn ...

The rupee (₹) symbol was introduced less than 15 years ago, chosen from thousands of designs. Incidentally, the design that ...

Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the Indian rupee symbol in their budget logo with a Tamil script-based ...

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