Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, sent a message to the new Indian Minister of Interior Shivraj Patil, congratulating him on his appointment as member of the government. The message was delivered to Patil by the Saudi ambassador to India Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Ghamdi during a meeting at the headquarters of the ministry in New Delhi today. Later, the Saudi ambassador to India also paid visits to a number of newly-appointed ministers.