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Puducherry shop names to be in Tamil: CM

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
The issue rocked the Tamil Nadu assembly session last week after chief minister MK Stalin replaced the rupee symbol ( ₹) with Tamil alphabet (Ru) for the logo of the state budget 2025-26 ... News / India News / Puducherry shop names to be in Tamil.
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Dissent can do without overt symbolism

Deccan Herald 18 Mar 2025
<p>It is debatable how the use of a Tamil alphabet in place of the rupee symbol in the Tamil Nadu government’s budget document helped to advance causes the state government has been fighting for in recent weeks.
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Periyar was critical of Tamil, he also rationalised it

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
The Tamil ... Citing Tamil's insufficiencies, Periyar advocated the adoption of English while admitting he was not a scholar in either language ... Periyar began talking about Tamil alphabet reforms in 1934.
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‘Hatred for language not good for country’, Naidu weighs in on language row

Hindustan Times 17 Mar 2025
MK Stalin reveals why he replaced 'Rs' with 'Ru' in Tamil Nadu budget logo ... Last week, Tamil Nadu replaced the rupee symbol ( ₹) with a Tamil alphabet (translated as Ru) for the logo of the state budget 2025-26.
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Tamil Nadu Budget: AIADMK walks out of Assembly, BJP boycotts House

Suryaa 15 Mar 2025
Instead, the Tamil alphabet ‘Roo’ (‘??’) has been used to represent ‘Roobai,’ the Tamil word for rupee ... The Tamil Nadu budget session commenced with Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presenting the budget.
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Tamil Nadu rupee symbol row reaches assembly, BJP walks out during Budget session

Hindustan Times 14 Mar 2025
On the political uproar surrounding chief minister MK Stalin's decision to change the rupee symbol to a Tamil alphabet, she said, “Yesterday, the CM posted the removal of the rupee symbol. He was very specific about using the Tamil symbol.
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Tamil Nadu budget 2025-26 to be presented today by finance minister Thangam Thennarasu amid rupee ...

Hindustan Times 14 Mar 2025
BJP's K Annamalai slams Tamil Nadu's 'Rs' move ... The budget presentation comes after the Tamil Nadu government introduced the new rupee logo - the Tamil alphabet ‘Ru’, as the logo for the state Budget, replacing the usual currency symbol ‘Rs’.
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Meet Udaya Kumar, designer of ‘ ₹’ (rupee) symbol and son of a former DMK MLA

Hindustan Times 14 Mar 2025
The Tamil Nadu ... In this new design, the national rupee symbol has been replaced with the Tamil alphabet ‘Ru’. The Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 is scheduled to be presented in the state assembly on March 14.
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TN Budget: AIADMK walks out of Assembly, BJP boycotts House

International Business Times 14 Mar 2025
Instead, the Tamil alphabet 'Roo' ('ரூ') has been used to represent 'Roobai,' the Tamil word for rupee ... The Tamil Nadu budget session commenced with Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presenting the budget ... Tamil Nadu Assembly.
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TN budget today amid controversy over rupee symbol removal

The Siasat Daily 14 Mar 2025
Tamil Nadu ... Instead, the Tamil alphabet ‘Roo’ (‘ரூ’) has been used to represent ‘Roobai,’ the Tamil word for rupee ... Tamil Nadu budget 2025-26 to be presented on March 14 ... Tamil Nadu BJP president K.
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Mahmood Akram, 19, sets record by mastering 400 languages

The Siasat Daily 14 Mar 2025
At only 19 years, Chennai-born Tamil Nadu resident ... He memorized the English alphabet within six days and learned the intricate script of Tamil within three weeks—both feats that usually take months.
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TN govt replaces rupee symbol with Tamil alphabet in state budget logo

Hindustan Times 13 Mar 2025
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government on Thursday released a video ahead of the state budget for 2025-26, set to be presented on March 14, in which the rupee symbol ( ₹) was replaced with a Tamil alphabet, triggering a political furore.
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"A childish act by MK Stalin", Tamil Nadu BJP's Narayanan Thirupathy on non-usage of Rupee symbol in Budget logo

Beijing News 13 Mar 2025
The Tamil Nadu Chief minister earlier released a video which showcased the logo for the Budget of 2025-26 and in this logo the national currency symbol had been substituted with the Tamil Alphabet 'Ru'.
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'How stupid can you be MK Stalin': BJP's K Annamalai slams Tamil Nadu's 'Rs' move

Hindustan Times 13 Mar 2025
K Annamalai, BJP's Tamil Nadu chief, lashed out at the DMK-led state government for replacing the rupee symbol 'Rs' for the Indian currency with the Tamil alphabet 'Ru' in the state budget logo, describing the move as “stupid”.
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‘Never expected such debate’: Rupee symbol designer Udaya Dharmalingam surprised over TN Budget row

Hindustan Times 13 Mar 2025
A huge row erupted on Thursday after Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin posted a video on the state budget on X. In the state budget logo, the national currency symbol has been substituted with the Tamil Alphabet 'Ru.
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