President Congratulates Viswanathan Anand On Winning The World Chess Championship

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has congratulated Shri Viswanathan Anand on winning the World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany today.

In her message, the President has said, that she is delighted to learn about the victory and that Shri Anand's consistent performance throughout his long and successful career is testimony to his hard work and dedication towards the challenging game of Chess. The President has also wished him more success in the future.

The release issued at 1330 hrs