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Anand presented cheque

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WELL DONE: Viswanathan Anand receives a cheque for Rs. 25 lakh from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, as Anand’s wife Aruna looks on, on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi handed over a cheque for Rs. 25 lakh to World chess champion Viswanathan Anand at the Secretariat here on Wednesday.

A press release said that Anand, having won the title for a second time, had brought glory to India and Tamil Nadu. On learning about the victory, Mr. Karunanidhi had announced the reward of Rs.25 lakh.

When Anand won the World title for the first time in 2000, the State had felicitated him and allotted him a high income group apartment in the SAF Games Village in Koyambedu.

Ministers Arcot N. Veeraswami, M.K. Stalin, Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, T.P.M. Mohideen Khan, Suresh Rajan, K.P.P. Samy and U. Mathivanan were among those present.

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