NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Former President of India and rocket scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has died on Monday following a cardiac arrest at a function in IIM-Shillong.
Earlier, he was was hospitalized in a very critical condition.
Kalam, 84, was the 11th President of India who held the post from July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007.
He was a renowned scientist and is considered to be the main brain behind India’s space and missile programme.