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Celebrities lend star power
The Hindu
Music Composer A.R. Rahman on Thursday tweeted in support and said that he was fasting on Friday in support of the spirit of Tamil Nadu. Chess champion Viswanathan Anand too tweeted in support and said that he respects jalikattu as a cultural symbol.

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Viswanathan Anand supports Jallikattu
Greater Kashmir
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand may mercilessly slay horses, elephants, bishops, pawns, queen and the opponent king in a game of chess but in reality he is an animal lover and a proud Tamilian who supports Jallikattu. Massive protests ...
Jallikattu a 'Cultural Symbol': Viswanathan Anand Voices SupportThe Quint

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Viswanathan Anand supports jallikattu, says it is a part of tradition and livelihood
Daily News & Analysis
As protests for conducting Jallikattu continued state-wide, five time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand extended his support to holding the bull taming sport, saying it was a cultural symbol. "#jallikattu is a cultural symbol. Respect it. Im all ...
Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India
Jallikattu stir keeps up pressure; TN CM stays put in Delhi, consults legal expertsDeccan Chronicle
Jallikattu: Viswanathan Anand, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Join Chorus In Support Of The Bull-Taming SportHuffington Post India
The News Minute -New Kerala -Moneycontrol.com
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Jallikattu a 'Cultural Symbol': Viswanathan Anand Voices Support
The Quint
Amid the row over Jallikattu, five time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand extended his support to those protesting against the ban on the bull taming sport. He took to Twitter to urge the authorities to respect Jallikattu, which he called a ...

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Viswanathan Anand supports Jallikattu
Times of India
CHENNAI: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand may mercilessly slay horses, elephants, bishops, pawns, queen and the opponent king in a game of chess but in reality he is an animal lover and a proud Tamilian who supports Jallikattu. Massive ...
Viswanathan Anand supports jallikattu, says it is a part of tradition and livelihoodDaily News & Analysis
Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Chess master Viswanathan AnandinUth.com
Jallikattu: Viswanathan Anand, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Join Chorus In Support Of The Bull-Taming SportHuffington Post India
Hindustan Times -The Quint
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Jallikattu: Viswanathan Anand, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Join Chorus In Support Of The Bull-Taming Sport
Huffington Post India
Hardcore supporters of Tamil Nadu's bull taming sport Jallikattu have been gathering momentum and support over the last few days, ever since the Supreme Court rejected a plea urging it to pass judgement on the sport. Now, supporters of Jallikattu, a ...
Viswanathan Anand supports jallikattu, says it is a part of tradition and livelihoodDaily News & Analysis
Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India
Jallikattu stir keeps up pressure; TN CM stays put in Delhi, consults legal expertsDeccan Chronicle
New Kerala -The Hindu -NDTV
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Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Viswanathan Anand
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand today came out in support of the bull-taming sport of jallikattu, saying it should be respected since its a Tamil cultural symbol. "I'm all for animal rights, but here that is not the point ...
Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Chess master Viswanathan AnandinUth.com
Jallikattu LIVE: Viswanathan Anand says it's a cultural symbol, Ramadoss wants ordinance to lift banHindustan Times
For Jallikattu, Rajinikanth May Join Top Tamil Actors In Silent Protest TomorrowNDTV
Zee News -Behindwoods (press release)
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Jallikattu is a cultural symbol, respect it: Chess master Viswanathan Anand
inUth.com
Amid the protests raging over the ban of the controversial bull taming sport, Jallikattu, Indian Chess master Viswanathan Anand have come out to support Jallikattu saying that it was a cultural symbol and we should respect it. Hailing the protests ...
Jallikattu LIVE: Viswanathan Anand says it's a cultural symbol, Ramadoss wants ordinance to lift banHindustan Times
For Jallikattu, Rajinikanth May Join Top Tamil Actors In Silent Protest TomorrowNDTV
Indian sports fraternity comes out in support of JallikattuSportskeeda
Behindwoods (press release)
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Jallikattu protest Live: Chess champion Viswanathan Anand extends his support, calls it a 'cultural symbol'
Financial Express
Jallikattu protest Live: Chess champion Viswanathan Anand extends his support, calls it a 'cultural symbol'. As the protests over Jallikattu ban gained momentum today, the state government spoke to protestors and assured its support to hold the bull ...

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
And please let's not forget the always-interesting Richard Rapport and Wei Yi, the world's two best junior players. It's a strange field in that Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Vladimir Kramnik, and Viswanathan Anand are not playing; perhaps they ...

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Nakamura and Anand Again Separate Themselves From the Pack at Tata Steel
New York Times (blog)
After a great day of fighting chess in Round 10 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands, Viswanathan Anand of India, the world champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States are once again tied for the lead in the top section. Anand ...

Chess Could Become India's Global Sport
High on Sports (blog)
The feats of Leander Paes and Viswanathan Anand remained consigned to the background as the Sachin Tendulkar era loomed large. However, with cricket being confined to a few nations, the quest for superstars who would bring laurels in a truly ...

World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship: Vidit Gujarathi shines, Harika, Anand disappoint
Firstpost
Viswanathan Anand finished tenth in the final ranking list. As the five-time World Champion mentioned, “The recovery time for each game is very low at the blitz event. Usually when you lose a game in classical events you have time to recover before ...

Magnus Review
Empire
Which means there must be a modern Amadeus to be made from his life-story (though Viswanathan Anand, who Carlsen faced for the World Chess Championship title, might have something to say about being given the Salieri role). But for now this insightful, ...

Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Sportskeeda
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand lauded young Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, earlier on Tuesday at a press conference in Mumbai. The former world chess champion, Anand, heaped praise on the 11-year-old as he said, “He's attracted ...
Performance in 2016 was steady, will look to build on: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India
Good in theory, devil in detail, Viswanathan Anand on Lodha reformsIndia Today
Viswanathan Anand says he is proud of next generationDaily News & Analysis
Times Now
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EXCL: Time To Reform Sports Bodies, Says Viswanathan Anand
Times Now
In an exclusive interview with TIMES NOW, Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday said that it's time to reform sports bodies now. The statement comes after Indian Olympic Association was suspended by the Sports Ministry on December 30, ...

Viswanathan Anand says he is proud of next generation
Daily News & Analysis
It's hard to think of chess beyond Viswanathan Anand in India. But, the legendary Grandmaster himself is not too worried about it. Young Indian Grandmasters made waves at the recently-concluded FIDE World Rapid Championship held in Doha, Qatar, ...

Anand looks to improve rating and ranking
Ahmedabad Mirror
Viswanathan Anand did not take part in the recent World Championship match (between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin), for the first time in over 10 years, but it was not a bad year for him. The former five-time world champion gained in Elo points ...

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Good in theory, devil in detail, Viswanathan Anand on Lodha reforms
India Today
But Viswanathan Anand has been such a world beater in chess that being bestowed with nation's second highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan before any other sportsman comes as no surprise. In between all the chess talk, knowing he is a keen cricket ...
Viswanathan Anand says he had a satisfactory year in 2016 and aims to build on itFirstpost
I was disappointed with my show in World Rapid: Viswanathan AnandTimes of India
Viswanathan Anand says he is proud of next generationDaily News & Analysis
Times Now -Deccan Chronicle
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Viswanathan Anand heaps praise on 11-year-old prodigy R Praggnanandhaa
Deccan Chronicle
Mumbai: Ace chess player Viswanathan Anand heaped praise on young Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. Earlier this year, Praggnanandhaa, who hails from Chennai, became the youngest International Master (IM) at the age of 10, ...