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The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated late president APJ Abdul Kalam`s memorial in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.
July 26 was the second death anniversary of the 11th president fondly known as the Missile Man of India.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated president APJ Abdul Kalam`s memorial in Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu on the second death anniversary of the former president on Wednesday.
Later, Modi will flag off `Kalam Sandesh Vahini`, an exhibition bus which will travel across various states and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15 October, the birth anniversary of the former president.
Modi will then proceed to Mandapam for a public gathering.
He will also distribute sanction letters to the beneficiaries of long liner trawlers under the `Blue Revolution` scheme and also flag off a new express train from Ayodhya to Rameswaram (via video conference).
Modi will release a synopsis of the `Green Rameswaram` project, the statement said.
Modi will unveil a plaque to mark the dedication to the nation of the 9.5-km link road on NH 87, which runs between Mukundarayar, Chathiram and Arichalmunai.
PM @narendramodi visits the exhibits in Dr.
#APJAbdulKalam memorial at #Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu pic.twitter.com/bFrB7IhR3e
— PIB India (@PIB_India) July 27, 2017
The People`s President
Dr.
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was India`s 11th President and served from July 2002 to July 2007.
Born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu to a poverty stricken family, he went on to study physics and aerospace engineering.
Kalam who narrowly missed becoming a fighter pilot for the Indian Air Force, joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
He was part of famous space scientist Vikram Sarabhai`s Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR).
The `Missile Man` was transferred to ISRO in 1969 where he later developed India`s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III).