Legendary painter M F Husain, who was recently granted Qatari citizenship, has surrendered his Indian passport to the country's mission in Doha. A media report said today, 95-year-old Husain, revered by many as India's Picasso, yesterday went to the country's mission in Doha and surrendered his Indian passport. Husain, who has been living in self-imposed exile for nearly four years following a spate of cases in India over his controversial paintings of Hindu goddesses, had accepted Qatar's offer and would no longer be an Indian, his son Owais Husain said.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Indian government has described Husain as pride of India and said it was willing to provide security to him. Home Secretary G K Pillai had recently said, the government is ready to provide security to the artist if he planned to return.<br/><br/>