‘By no means anticipated such debate’: Rupee image designer Udaya Dharmalingam shocked over TN Price range row
Amid controversy over Tamil Nadu’s omission of the official Rupee image on its state price range doc, IIT Guwahati professor, Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the icon’s designer stated he by no means anticipated such an issue after so a few years.
An enormous row erupted on Thursday after Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin posted a video on the state price range on X.
Within the state price range brand, the nationwide forex image has been substituted with the Tamil Alphabet ‘Ru. ‘ State Planning Fee defended the transfer, saying the design was made because the official Rupee image represented the Devanagari script.
Dharmalingam designed the Indian rupee image in 2010. It was chosen from amongst 3,300 entries in a nationwide competitors. The design, which mixes the Devanagari letter “Ra” and the Roman letter “R,” has turn out to be an integral a part of India’s forex and identification.
The professor stated he didn’t have full details about the controversy and expressed shock over the controversy surrounding the change. He additionally steered that the DMK-ruled state may need had its causes.
Dharmalingam instructed ANI, “Most likely, the state authorities has their very own methods, views, and causes to make the modifications. I designed this 15 years in the past when the Central authorities floated a contest and I gained it, after which they applied it and it is being extensively used. I’m actually completely satisfied about being the designer of this image, however I by no means anticipated such a debate to ever happen.”
The professor’s father, N Dharmalingam, was a former DMK MLA, representing the Rishivandiyam constituency in Tamil Nadu.
BJP slams transfer
State BJP president Annamalai condemned the DMK for its choice and stated the get together has turn out to be a “laughing inventory throughout India.”
Annamalai stated the DMK was diverting consideration from different public points.
“Simply now, ED carried out huge raids throughout TASMAC. They’ve discovered kickbacks of greater than ₹1000 crores. These are all main points. These should be mentioned. DMK is hell-bent on discussing nonsensical points. DMK is towards Tamil pursuits; that’s the reason they wish to go towards the design {that a} Tamil individual gave…How will altering an emblem profit all sections of Tamil society?” the state BJP chief stated.
