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APJ Abdul Kalam: 2nd death anniversary of an eminent scientist and people’s President

APJ Abdul Kalam: 2nd death anniversary of an eminent scientist and people’s President

Today is the remembrance day of eminent scientist and former President of India Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam a great scientist, president and personality was born on October 15, 1931, and died on 27 July 2015 after giving a noble speech. He is known as people’s president because he was successfully able to connect to the people of India. And also brought back prestige to the office of the President. He understood the mindset of the people and was able to connect with them. He inspired people the young generation and reconnect them to politics.

In his remembrance, everyone hails on Twitter with heartfelt tributes to legendary Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his remembrance Day. BJP wrote “tributes to ‘Missile Man’ Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his Remembrance Day. He remains an inspiration to millions of Indians.” Ravi Shankar Prasad India’s Information and technology minister tweeted “My tribute to the former President of India, great teacher & eminent scientist Bharat Ratna Dr A P J #AbdulKalam Ji on his death anniversary.”

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will inaugurate APJ Abdul Kalam’s memorial on his remembrance day. He will inaugurate it at the birth place of eminent scientist in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday and attend several other programmes. Today is the second death anniversary of the former president Kalam. PM Modi will also reveal a statue of Dr Kalam with a floral tribute. He will also meet the family members of Dr Kalam.

Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam who was popularly known as Dr Kalam. He was chosen as the 11th President of India who’s era started from 2002 to 2007. He was an eminent scientist who born and brought up in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. If we talk about his educational qualification. So, studied physics and aerospace engineering and spent his as a scientist and science administrator at the DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation and ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation. He launched vehicle technology and developed a ballistic missile that is one of the brilliant work of his. In 1998 played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests.

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