Rameswaram included under AMRUT as tribute to Kalam : Centre

PM Modi said kalam had left an irreplaceable void, Union Urban Development Ministry M Veinkaiah Naidu said the centre has decided to include Rameswaram in AMRUT by relaxing norms as a tribute to the formal President.

Rich tributes were paid to Kalam at a huge function organise to here by Defence Research and Development Organisation , with which he was associated for long , the Defence Ministry and The Ministry of Urban Development.

Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar and MoS road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan were among the dignitaries present when Naidu unveiled the statue at Peikarumbu here.

Modi on twitter said,”Its been a year since our beloved Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam left us & created a void that is irreplacable. My tributes to the great personality.”

Source:Economictimes