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The Tamil Nadu government has replaced the ₹ symbol with the Tamil word ரூ before presenting the state budget. ரூ means Rs in the Tamil language. The Tamil Nadu government is going to present the state budget on Friday, March 14. Regarding this budget, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin shared a video on X on Thursday. In this video, the ரூ symbol in Tamil language has been used instead of the official symbol of rupee ₹ in the budget logo. Sharing this video, CM MK Stalin wrote in Tamil that the purpose of this budget is to ensure comprehensive development of Tamil Nadu for the benefit of all sections of the society.
After this video of Tamil Nadu government surfaced, the controversy has increased. There is already a rift between the Tamil Nadu government and the central government over the new education policy and the three-language formula. Now the budget video has fueled this controversy. Let us see what is the history of the ₹ symbol and why is it in controversy now.
DMK leader's son created the symbol
The DMK government of Tamil Nadu has objections to the ₹ symbol. This is why ரூ was used in its place before the budget. However, the important thing is that it was designed by Udayakumar Dharmalingam, son of former DMK MLA N Dharmalingam. The government had organized an open competition for the symbol of the Indian currency rupee. 3331 people created logos and sent them to the government. Out of these, five people were finalized and finally the ₹ symbol was chosen.
At this time, DMK leader N Dharmalingam had said that he is proud of his son and this is a proud moment for the Tamil people. This logo is made by combining the Devanagari letter 'र' and the Roman letter 'R', which is inspired by the Indian tricolor and was designed to make it look different from other currencies. The line in the ₹ symbol is a symbol of equality and the tricolor. Uday, who created this logo, is an educationist and designer. He is an Assistant Professor at IIT Guwahati.
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