Grand Champion Kakuryu, whose Mongolian name is M.Anand, has presented a formal request to President Kh.Battulga to renounce his Mongolian nationality. According to one source, Mongolian President Kh.Battulga is currently considering M.Anand’s request. M.Anand looks set to become the second grand champion to abandon his Mongolian nationality after record-breaking grand champion Hakuho M.Davaajargal.

According to one source, M.Anand wants to obtain Japanese citizenship to inherit the stable from his late stablemaster Izutsu Oyakata.