Former President Abdul Kalam’s last rites performed in Rameswaram

Rameswaram, July 30 (ANI): Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was on

Thursday (July 30) laid to rest in his ancestral village in Tamil Nadu.

Thousands of people thronged Rameswaram to bid farewell to the 11th

President of India, who was popularly called the “People’s President”. A

funeral procession was taken out in Kalam’s hometown before the last rites

were performed in the presence of his family members and senior

dignitaries. Kalam’s body, wrapped in tricolour, was carried by defence

personnel during the funeral procession. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

along with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar attended the funeral ceremony

in Rameswaram. Kalam, a renowned scientist, died of cardiac arrest on

Monday (July 27) while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of

Managament in Shillong. Kalam, who was the President of India between 2002

and 2007, is considered the father of India’s missile programme. Kalam, who

wrote a book called “Ignited Minds,” became best known as a tireless

campaigner for unleashing the country’s technological muscle and

discouraging expensive imports from the West. Born on Oct. 15, 1931 in

Tamil Nadu, Kalam graduated from the prestigious Madras Institute of

Technology in aeronautical engineering.

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