Tributes paid to Former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Shillong, body flown to Guwahati

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, one of the finest scientists of independent India and the 11th president of India, passed away at the age of 83 after a recent battle with illness.

Updated: July 28, 2015 7:07 AM IST

By Snehal Rajani

Tributes paid to Former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Shillong, body flown to Guwahati

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, one of the finest scientists of independent India and the 11th president of India, passed away at the age of 83 after a recent battle with illness. Kalam was being treated at the Shillong hospital. After tributes being paid to the Former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Shillong, his body is being flown to Guwahati. (Also Watch – APJ Abdul Kalam Dead: Most Inspiring Speech EVER by Missile Man of India)

Abdul Kalam was India’ most loved presidents and his research and suggestions about India’s nuclear projects was widely appreciated. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam passed away late Monday evening due to a massive cardiac arrest. He was admitted in Shillong where he was to take a course in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). on Livable Planet Earth. He announced that on his Twitter account before embarking on his trip.

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