AU REVOIR, EXCELLENCY !
DR A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM
OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Excellency,
You have set a record of sorts as Rashtrpati Bhawan incumbent.
You did not rest on your laurels, but as the Supreme Commander
of Indian Armed Forces you spent quality time with them
in their foxholes at below zero degree temperatures at Siachin.
Even at your age you flew in a Sukhoi combat jet.
Your interaction with the schoolchildren, from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari,
did not escape the Nation's eyes.
Your guru mantra to them to have a scientific temperament
and independent thinking, if allowed to nurture, will have a tremendous impact
on the body politic of India. Even 10% success rate here is welcome.
You were never a business tycoon, extortionist, quick fixer, mafioso,
or a man with his own agenda, masquerading as a Government official. Thank God.
Most of us will miss you.
But we will not miss the pioneering work you did as missile man of India.
DR A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM
OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Excellency,
You have set a record of sorts as Rashtrpati Bhawan incumbent.
You did not rest on your laurels, but as the Supreme Commander
of Indian Armed Forces you spent quality time with them
in their foxholes at below zero degree temperatures at Siachin.
Even at your age you flew in a Sukhoi combat jet.
Your interaction with the schoolchildren, from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari,
did not escape the Nation's eyes.
Your guru mantra to them to have a scientific temperament
and independent thinking, if allowed to nurture, will have a tremendous impact
on the body politic of India. Even 10% success rate here is welcome.
You were never a business tycoon, extortionist, quick fixer, mafioso,
or a man with his own agenda, masquerading as a Government official. Thank God.
Most of us will miss you.
But we will not miss the pioneering work you did as missile man of India.
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