President Patil Declares The Games Open

The 19th Commonwealth Games were jointly declared open by Prince Charles and President of India Pratibha Patil on Sunday at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the Commonwealth Games.Here's the complete text of President Patil's speech:    Sport, has always been, a powerful bridge, across cultures and people. At the 19t...

President Pratibha Patil and Prince Charles will jointly declare the Commonwealth Games (CWG) open, British diplomatic sources said on Friday playing down the reports of any row over the issue.

Taking strong exception to the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games by Prince Charles, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said that the decision smacked of "slave mentality" and insisted that the event be declared open by President Pratibha Patil.

The 19th Commonwealth Games were jointly declared open by Prince Charles and President of India Pratibha Patil on Sunday at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the Commonwealth Games.Here's the complete text of President Patil's speech:    Sport, has always been, a powerful bridge, across cultures and people. At the 19t...

President Pratibha Patil and Prince Charles will jointly declare the Commonwealth Games (CWG) open, British diplomatic sources said on Friday playing down the reports of any row over the issue.

Taking strong exception to the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games by Prince Charles, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said that the decision smacked of "slave mentality" and insisted that the event be declared open by President Pratibha Patil.