Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, famous as great scientist and missile man, by garlanding his portrait in the auditorium at the residence office.
Dr. Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in village Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu). He was the eleventh elected President of the Republic of India. Dr. Kalam served the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for four decades. He played an important role in India’s space programme and military missile development.
He played a decisive, organisational and technical role in the nuclear tests. Dr. Kalam passed away on 27 July 2015. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was awarded the highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna.
