Rather, it was a new addition. Here is everything you need to know about the history of the Rupee symbol, its design and concept, and controversies. The symbol of Rupee ( ₹) has been a recent ...

D. Udaya Kumar, the man who designed the rupee symbol, shared his thoughts on the Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for 'ru' from 'rubai ...

MK Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu has once again stirred controversy by replacing the universally recognized Indian Rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'ru' from 'rubai' (rupees in Tamil) in ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai criticized the move, arguing that the rupee symbol, designed by D Udhayakumar—son of former DMK MLA N Dharmalingam ...

"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.