The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letters that form the sound “ru” – from “rupai” (rupees in Tamil) – in the logo for the 2025-’26 state ...

Chennai: In a move that raised eyebrows, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday released the logo for the upcoming State Budget in which the ₹ symbol was replaced with the first letter ‘Ru’ ...

Chief Minister MK Stalin has come to the defense of his government’s decision, emphasizing that the use of the ‘Ru’ symbol is an homage to Tamil linguistic heritage. He pointed out that Union Finance ...