PM Narendra Modi condoles Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Demise

New Delhi, July 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, saying he was shocked and didn’t have words to say.

“I deeply condole the death of Dr. Kalam. He was a Marg Darshak. In this great shocking situation, I have no words to say…,” he said.

Kalam, who was India’s president from 2002 to 2007, died in a Shillong hospital on Monday evening. He was delivering a lecture at the IIM-Shillong when he suddenly collapsed, officials said. Doctors said Kalam suffered cardiac arrest.