Former president and Bharat Ratna recipient APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong. The Centre has declared a national mourning of seven days in memory of Kalam throughout the country. Parliament will adjourn on Tuesday after paying homage to the visionary. He died doing what he believed in. His last tweet shall always stand witness to that:
Going to Shillong.. to take course on Livable Planet earth at iim. With @srijanpalsingh and Sharma.
— APJ Abdul Kalam (@APJAbdulKalam) July 27, 2015 From RIP Kalam , RIP APJ , APJ Abdul Kalam , Shillong , Rest In Peace , President , Dr Kalam , Former President , #APJAbdulKalam to #MissileMan , Twitter was abuzz with tweets expressing sorrow.
Bollywood stars took to Twitter to express their grief:
So sad to hear about the Gurdaspur terror attack & now the news of Dr. Kalam’s demise. May Allah bring peace upon all.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 27, 2015 Very sad to hear about the passing of APJ Abdul Kalam . Loss of an inspiring visionary and a wonderful soul .May his soul RIP.
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) July 27, 2015 RIP APJ Abdul Kalam. India loses a fine citizen & a fantastic human being today.
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) July 27, 2015 Missile Man, Scientist, Visionary. Your teachings will always enlighten the children of India. RIP APJ Abdul Kalam.
— Pulkit Samrat (@PulkitSamrat) July 27, 2015 A true patriot and an inspiration to the youth! A great loss! : APJ Abdul Kalam RIP #APJAbdulKalamindiaspride
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) July 27, 2015 Political leaders too paid homage:
India mourns the loss of a great scientist, a wonderful President & above all an inspiring individual. RIP Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2015 Dr Kalam had many fans in J&K;, especially amongst the youth in Kashmir which in itself was no small feat. Rest in peace sir & Godspeed.
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 27, 2015 Deeply saddened at the passing away of DrAPJ Abdul Kalam.A man of many parts-he won over the hearts& minds of a nation with his warmth& wisdom
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) July 27, 2015 V sad to hear that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is no more. Nation has lost a real bharat ratna.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 27, 2015 APJ Abdul Kalam, architect of Pokharan -2 made all of us proud! A great intellectual with exceptional humility! pic.twitter.com/tE8TM33G87
— Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (@vinay1011) July 27, 2015 My condolences on the sad demise of former President APJ Abdul Kalam. We have lost an ideal citizen. May his soul rest in peace.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) July 27, 2015 Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam was people’s President. My homage to the great soul.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 27, 2015 Some need to learn to choose their battles wisely:
Karunanidi and Sonia have no moral right to condole death of APJ Abdul Kalam as they prevented deserving 2nd term
— S.Ranganathan (@rangats) July 27, 2015 My purpose in reminding @SagarikaGhose is that she should not shed fake tears for APJ Abdul Kalam w/o an apology https://t.co/Ic8oBGxKsA
— MediaCrooks (@mediacrooks) July 27, 2015 Proud that I received my Padma Bhushan from President Kalam in 2005. – a memory I will always treasure RIP
— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) July 27, 2015 This ‘Missile man’ made India a Nuclear power…our most cherished President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam..will be deeply missed. RIP the noble soul.
— Madhur Verma (@DCP_North_Delhi) July 27, 2015 We lost an Indian hero today. RIP APJ Abdul Kalam. You will always be an inspiration.
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) July 27, 2015 A role model for so many, a visionary leader and a person with an indomitable spirit, RIP APJ Abdul Kalam Sir.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 27, 2015 Twitter celebs had the loveliest things to say:
Some fondly joked and called him Abdul Kalam Iyer. His habits were such: veg food, Carnatic music, love of teaching! @Parsheau
— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) July 27, 2015 Farewell Abdul Kalam. An uncommonly optimistic man. Friends let us aspire to make the country he dreamt of.
— SidinExplainsPaneer (@sidin) July 27, 2015 APJ Abdul Kalam RIP Return If Possible.
— KamaaI R Khan (@SirKRK) July 27, 2015 “I am completely indigenous!” John Burns’ affectionate profile of “shaggy-haired bachelor” APJ Abdul Kalam from 1998. http://t.co/c7iGk3FPhv
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) July 27, 2015 Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the people’s President. Probably the only time people of India genuinely loved & respected their President.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) July 27, 2015 Check out this video to know more:
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