Former President APJ Abdul Kalam passed away on this day in 2015.
Kalam, an aerospace scientist by profession, served as the 11th president of India , from 2002 to 2007. For his work in science and politics, he was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’, India’s highest civilian honour.
He has a long association with Isro and DRDO. He developed indian ballistic missile and earned the name ‘Missile man of India’ .
Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 july 2015, aged 83 , while delivering a lecture at IIM-Shillong.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and several Union ministers paid tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam. Naidu talked about APJ Abdul Kalam’s “Stellar contribution” as he remembered the country’s 11th president.
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