To mark the first death anniversary of the former president, the Ministry of Defence has planned to host a number of events.
To mark the first death anniversary of the former president, the Ministry of Defence has planned to host a number of events.
Rameswaram: A life-size statue of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled at Peikarumbu on Wednesday on the occasion of his first death anniversary.
Inaugurating the bronze statue, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said, -"Dr. Kalam will live forever in our minds and hearts. His thoughts continue to be with us all the time.
-"It is difficult still to believe that Dr. Kalam passed away and that this great man left all of us for his heavenly abode,-" he said.
Naidu and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar also laid the foundation stone for a national memorial for the 'Missile man' of India, here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeted that Kalam's death has created a void that is irreplaceable.
Its been a year since our beloved Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam left us & created a void that is irreplaceable. My tributes to this great personality.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2016
Kalam passed away on July 27 last year after he suffered a massive cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at IIM- Shillong in Meghalaya.
