Was inspired reading Dr Kalam’s Vision 2020 Missions: Pujara | Kerala Latest

Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who tabled the condolence motion, said that Dr Kalam, apart from his important contributions towards the defence and space programmes of the country, also ignited the minds of the Indian youth. I remember the day when I received the Padma Shri Award from President Abdul Kalam at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Considered one of the most popular presidents of India, Kalam became the11th head of the state and occupied the post between 2002 and 2007 during the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

We finished in about three hours; I could tell that Dr Kalam was exhausted, but all of us were now satisfied with what would go to print. I turned at the door to say goodbye to him.

He said that this time it was easy to persuade him. And I still can’t bring myself to believe that there will never be another Kalam book to edit. The loss from his death can not be filled but we must carry forward his ideals, D’Souza said. He however, said that the Home Ministry was determined to deny justice to Afzal Guru.

Dr. Kalam was so right when he said, “You have to dream before your dreams can come true”. By the time he with its comments by the Ministry.

“The mission is deeply saddened by the death of Kalam”. He raised the question as to how it was that only those persons who belonged to the poorer and marginalized sections of society were getting death sentences!

He, however, expressed hope that the government would take action in this direction in the coming years. “These had been dismissed by present President Pranab Mukherjee sometime in 2013”.