"Ru" or "Roo" is the latest in TN's language war
By Pradeep Damodaran, Pragadish Kirubakaran and Neeraja Gopalakrishnan in Media News on Friday, 14th March 2025 at 3:52pmEven as the row over two- and three-language policy continues unabated, the TN government has added fresh fuel to the blaze by unveiling a logo for the state budget to be presented Friday, using the Tamil letter “roo” — which signifies “roobai”, Tamil for rupee — instead of the rupee symbol.
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The logo, shared on the official X page of the Chief Minister’s X page also carried the slogan, ‘Ellarkum Ellam’, (everything for everyone) conveying the idea of inclusiveness. According to official sources, the Tamil Nadu government in its Budget documents, has been using a Tamil letter and the English word ‘Rupees’.
“The Chief Minister has used Tamil [alphabet], one of the 15 languages, in the Indian currency. It is not against the Constitution,” an ...
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