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Rupee Symbol Controversy

15 Mar 2025

Rupee Symbol Controversy

The Tamil Nadu government replaced the official Indian Rupee symbol (₹) with the Tamil letter ‘Roo’ (ரூ) in the state Budget 2025-26.

  • The replacement represents ‘Roobai,’ the Tamil term for currency.
  • The move has sparked a political dispute between the state and the central government.

About Indian Rupee Symbol

Rupee Symbol

  • Design of the Rupee Symbol (₹): Created by Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, an IIT professor and son of a former DMK MLA.
  • Features of the Symbol:
    • A fusion of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ (र) and the Roman ‘R’ to reflect India’s linguistic diversity.
    • Two parallel horizontal strokes represent the Indian national flag and economic stability.
    • Its unique design ensures easy recognition in global financial systems.
  • Selection Process: Chosen through a national competition in 2009, surpassing numerous other designs.
  • Representation Before 2010: Previously denoted as “Rs” or “INR,” leading to confusion with currencies of other rupee-using countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
  • Official Adoption: The Government of India officially adopted the symbol on July 15, 2010.
  • Typography: The Unicode for the Indian Rupee Symbol is U+20B9.
    • Unicode is a universal standard that assigns unique code points to characters, symbols, and scripts across languages.

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