Chess Grand Master Viswanathan Anand has fallen into the mode of controversy, as there are questions raised about his nationality. Anand was being presented a doctorate in Hyderabad and was stopped from receiving due to the question of his citizenship. The debate is that, whether Anand has an Indian citizenship or Spanish citizenship.
The Indian Congress of Mathematics was presenting Anand with a Honorary Doctorate but then Human Resource Development Ministry raised questions about his citizenship and his Indian Passport. As per his living status, Anand stays in Spain for most of the time of the year. The ICM stated that Anand was unnecessarily pulled into such a controversy.
Kapil Sibal, HRD Minister personally apologized to Anand for the cancellation of the Doctorate. The ICM had organized a function to felicitate him with the Doctorate and it had to cancelled due to this controversy. Mr. Sibal said that the degree will be presented to him whenever Anand is comfortable to receive it.
