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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam memorial opens at Rameswaram

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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam memorial opens at Rameswaram
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the DRDO-built memorial to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at Peikarumbu, Rameswaram.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President, died on 27 July 2015 and was buried in his home town of Rameswaram at the wish of his family. The Defence Research and Development Organisation designed and built a memorial at Peikarumbu, with construction starting in December 2015. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on 27 July 2017, Kalam's second death anniversary. The memorial houses exhibits on his life and work.

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