Tributes and messages commemorating the legacy of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the Missile Man Of India, flooded the Internet on his fifth death anniversary.
The former president of India bid adieu to the world on July 27, 2015, after suffering a cardiac arrest while delivering a speech at IIM Shillong.
Being a people’s president, Dr Kalam was loved and respected by people across all age groups.
An aerospace scientist, Dr Kalam served as India’s 11th President of India, from 2002 to 2007. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990.
In 1997, Kalam was decorated with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India.
Netizens remembered him by posting pictures exemplifying his attributes of kindness. Among them were some rare photographs of Dr Kalam.
Here’s a look at some of the tributes posted on social media platforms:
… 5 years have passed since we last met but the presence and inspiration are undiminished as always.
…Great pillars of humanity don’t die they pass on from a single individual to many ideas. #Kalam sir lives on through work people continue to do for him and inspired by him. pic.twitter.com/3fB76rTcIZ— Srijan Pal Singh Kalam ?? (@srijanpalsingh) July 27, 2020
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial International Conclave 2020 https://t.co/vE2BXKI3yI
— Srijan Pal Singh Kalam ?? (@srijanpalsingh) July 27, 2020
Tribute to the people’s President #deathanniversary #apjabdulkalam #MissileManofIndia pic.twitter.com/1Ix4anukas
— Deepak (@Dpkvigyapan) July 27, 2020
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
– 11th President of India#apjabdulkalam #MissileManofIndia pic.twitter.com/qVgMUl2N3F
— Anonymous India (@journalistboii) July 27, 2020
Tributes to Common/Missile man; Students’ icon; People’s President BharatRatna Dr #APJAbdulKalam on his death anniv. I am Sharing One of My SandArt at Puribeach pic.twitter.com/bY0jwhlDy2
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) July 27, 2020
1. “Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
2. “To succeed in your mission, you must have a single-minded devotion to your goal.”#apjabdulkalam #MissileManofIndia pic.twitter.com/ptd1t3migK
— ?N. T नाहिद? ناہد (@nnahid19) July 27, 2020
#apjabdulkalam I miss you sir
My Ideal person pic.twitter.com/WwvkIx1NBP— Sapna Sahu (@SapnaSa45549545) July 27, 2020
Remember the name,
“Dr.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam”
A scientist,A scholar,A teacher, 11th president of India, the Missile man, bharat ratna winner, With zero haters.@isro#apjabdulkalam#MissileMan pic.twitter.com/pyoJRbCVeg— Shækh Sajid Saghir (@shaekhsajid) July 27, 2020
“Dream, Dream, Dream! Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action”
Remembering the very inspiring #apjabdulkalam! We are proud of you sir. ??#MissileMan #deathanniversary pic.twitter.com/kDG0Y7xeET
— Sonu Samrat (@samratsonu143) July 27, 2020
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s views were so positive that people are still inspired by his views …
Remembering
“The People’s President”
on his 5th Death Aniversary…??#apjabdulkalam#MissileManofIndia #rememberingabdulkalam #APJAbdulKalam #MissileMan #AbdulKalam #bharatRatna pic.twitter.com/1FOCmVGJc1— KEVAL SONI (@KEVALSO84673668) July 27, 2020
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Rembering the #MissileMan and former president of india #apjabdulkalam 5th #deathAnniversary today
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Dr Kalam headed a plethora of projects which gave India a special identity in the field of nuclear and missile research. But what perhaps stood out was the pivotal role he played in the much-applauded Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998 which helped India emerge as a nuclear state.
The author of 25 books — including ‘Wings of Fire’ and ‘Ignited Minds’, Dr Kalam was a great advocate for education and always believed in the power of youth in shaping a nation.
