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People's president: India mourns Abdul Kalam | People's president: India mourns Abdul Kalam |
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The death of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam has triggered an outpouring of grief in the country. | The death of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam has triggered an outpouring of grief in the country. |
Prayer services were held to pay tribute, and hundreds of Indians lined roads and stood outside Mr Kalam's residence to catch a final glimpse. | Prayer services were held to pay tribute, and hundreds of Indians lined roads and stood outside Mr Kalam's residence to catch a final glimpse. |
The much loved Mr Kalam died while addressing a gathering of students at a university in Shillong, the capital of the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. | |
Social media has also been filled with tributes, images and quotes from the former president's speeches and books. | Social media has also been filled with tributes, images and quotes from the former president's speeches and books. |
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