Shillong, Jul 27: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday at a hospital in Meghalaya, where he had gone to deliver a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong, reports Press Trust of India. He was 83.
Dr Kalam reportedly collapsed on stage at the IIM in Shillong and was rushed to hospital.
He was the 11th President on India between 2002 and 2007.
Doctors say he suffered from a cardiac arrest.
Dr Kalam was born in Rameswaram on October 15, 1931, to a boatman.
He played a pivotal role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear test in 1998, the first since the test by India in 1974. He was known as the missile man of India.
For his achievements, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna, and then he became the 11th President of India in 2002.
Achievements
* He was the 11th President of India (2002-2007).
* He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997, the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and the Padma Bhushan in 1981.
* Joined the ISRO in 1969 and was the project director for India’s first indigenous satellite launch vehicle programme.
* Was a pioneer of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, India’s space workhorse.
* Brain behind India’s missile programme, including Agni and Prithvi.
* He was the chief project coordinator of the Pokhran II nuclear tests.
* He was Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister and Secretary of the DRO between 1992 and 1999.
The former President tweeted this a few hours back:
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