Dr APJ Abdul Kalam National Memorial Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony
The National Memorial Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was held at Peikarumbhu, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, today. The Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar and Union Minister for Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting Shri M Venkaiah Naidu jointly laid the foundation stone and paid rich tributes to the late President on his death anniversary. The Ministers also inaugurated the statue of Dr. Kalam.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu said, I will not take any names of the guests as the earlier speakers have all taken their names however I will take only one name in my opening and that is that of Janab APJ Maraikayar, the brother of the great Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. I welcome him. I thank my colleague the Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar for organizing this event in memory of the great son of this country APJ Abdul Kalam. I thank the Chief Minister Selvi Jayalalitha for allotting the land for the memorial to Dr. Kalam. And when I met her last week she assured me that whatever needs to be done for a befitting memorial will be done by the State government.
The event was graced among others by the Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Shri Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Minister for Labour, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Dr. Nilofer Kafeel, Minister for Information Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu Dr. M Manikandan and Member of Parliament, Ramanathapuram Shri A Anwhar Raajhaa. A special exhibition on the life of Dr. Kalam was inaugurated during the event.
Besides unveiling his life-size statue, the two union ministers also released a 3D model of the memorial.