Chennai, Oct 29: "A great job done, my son",
exulted the proud father of Vishwanathan Anand who retained
the world chess crown defeating Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in
Bonn today.
Vishwanathan said the family had been tense for the last
few days and today`s result is a great relief.
The father said "it was a lone battle Anand had
fought. Today, he has the entire nation behind him".
Anand`s wife Aruna, who is in Bonn where Anand won the
competition, told TV channels that today`s victory "happened
so suddenly that he was taken aback".
Asked when she and her husband would return to India,
she said ""we`ll think about it calmly. We will be in India
possibly in another two to three weeks".
Aruna said Anand had been tense for the last few days.
The chess grand master`s mother said "we are very happy
about Anand`s victory".
Asked what is Anand`s target after having won in all the
formats of the game, Aruna said "it`s up to him but henceforth
no finger will be pointed at him".
Bureau Report
