Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died following a cardiac arrest while taking class at a management institute in Shillong, was buried with full state honours in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders at the temple town of Rameswaram.
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| <h4><strong>11.50 AM: </strong>Burial of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam laid to rest</h4><h4><strong>11.30 AM: </strong>Last rites ceremony of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam underway</h4><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="da">Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu & Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at last rites ceremony of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DrKalam?src=hash">#DrKalam</a> <a href="http://t.co/VbBrOo09bk">pic.twitter.com/VbBrOo09bk</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/626631881623146500">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PM Modi meets family members of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at the former president's last rites ceremony <a href="http://t.co/d0ZaKea5b8">pic.twitter.com/d0ZaKea5b8</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/626631928871936000">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rahul Gandhi at last rites ceremony of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DrKalam?src=hash">#DrKalam</a> <a href="http://t.co/O41oe9RusC">pic.twitter.com/O41oe9RusC</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/626633245950541824">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kerala CM Oomen Chandy and Kerala Governor P Sathasivam at the last rites ceremony of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DrKalam?src=hash">#DrKalam</a> <a href="http://t.co/Bxtd5gWpSI">pic.twitter.com/Bxtd5gWpSI</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/626633397176143872">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><h4><strong> </strong></h4><h4><strong>10.40 AM: </strong>PM Narendra Modi arrives in Rameswaram</h4><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="et">Last rites of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. <a href="http://t.co/B1Z6NZsPlz">pic.twitter.com/B1Z6NZsPlz</a></p>— ANI (@ANI_news) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/626614669315182592">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" /><h4><strong>10.16 AM:</strong> Kalam's elder brother leaves the mosque after prayers to get in procession vehicle</h4><h4><strong>10.15 AM</strong>: <strong>Jai Hind</strong> chants reach sky as procession begins</h4><h4><strong>10.00 AM</strong> Congress vice president Rahul gandhi leaves for Ramesearam in a separate helicoptor from Madurai airport to attend final rites of APJ Abdul Kalam <em>(reports Anbuselvan B from Madurai)</em></h4><h4><em><strong>10.05 AM</strong>: </em>Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Madurai International Airport by a special airforce aircraft</h4><p><em>Within few minutes, he left the airport by a private airforce helicopter to Rameswaram to attend funeral of the former president APJ Abdul Kalam</em></p><h4><strong>9.54 AM</strong>: Prayer is in progress inside the mosque</h4><h4><strong>9.54 AM</strong>: Armed personnel waiting outside the mosque to take control of the casket and procession from here on</h4><h4><img alt="kalam-armed-forces-eps.jpg" id="_dd542de1-2cab-4dfc-8cbb-9367103d2c4c" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/7/30/10/original/kalam-armed-forces-eps.jpg" width="120" /> </h4><h4><strong>9.50 AM</strong>: Thousands throng the streets, walls and rooftops to see the procession to the mosque</h4><h4><img alt="kalam-funeral.jpg" id="_1cb2ca90-009c-461f-b92c-81d426612c21" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/7/30/9/original/kalam-funeral.jpg" width="120" /> </h4><ul><li><h4>Armed forces personnel arrive at Kalam's house to take the mortal remains to the mosque</h4></li></ul><h4><img alt="Kalam-funeral-eps.jpg" id="_1f2f28d4-33ec-400f-b78b-a4626326f6ce" src="http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2015/7/30/9/original/Kalam-funeral-eps.jpg" width="120" /> </h4><ul><li><h4>The mortal remains of Kalam was supposed to be taken to mosque at 8.30 AM. There seems to be a slight delay as the prior rituals are in progress</h4></li><li><h4>Union Minister Manohar Parrikar, BJP MP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain visit Kalam's house moments before the mortal remains to be taken to the mosque</h4></li><li><h4>Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu visits Kalam's house moments before his mortal remains to be taken to the mosque</h4></li></ul></td></tr></table> |