2017
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Shri Arun Jaitley
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Shri Suresh Menon
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Shri Prakash Javadekar
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the 2nd death Anniversary of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a memorial of the Missile Man and People’s president, near Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.
Detailed explanation-2: -The memorial was designed and constructed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as a tribute to Kalam and to display the cultural heritage and ethnic diversity of India. It was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2017.
Detailed explanation-3: -APJ Abdul Kalam, popularly known as the Missile Man of India, served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He passed away on July 27 in 2015 while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.
Detailed explanation-4: -As Secretary of the DRDO from July 1992 to December 1999, Kalam played a major role in heading the Pokhran-II nuclear testing, leading to him being known as the best nuclear scientist of the country at that time. The nuclear testing under his supervision made India a nuclear-armed state.