The logo carried 'ru', the first letter of the Tamil word 'Rubaai' which denotes the Indian currency in the vernacular language. The move saw the state BJP hit out at the MK Stalin-led party.

However, though several countries in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region call their currency the “rupee”, none has the ... Dharmalingam — had designed the ₹ logo. It was made the official logo in ...