Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a memorial dedicated to former President APJ Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu's Ramananthapuram district. The memorial at Pei Karumbu was built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at an outlay of around Rs 16 crore in a year's time.
Inside the memorial, Modi also unveiled Kalam's statue and offered floral tributes. He also interacted with the family members of the former President.
Modi also flagged off 'Kalam Sandesh Vahini', an exhibition bus which would travel across various states and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15 October 15, the 86th birth anniversary of the former President.
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