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In Pics: Nation pays tribute to 'People's President' APJ Kalam

New Delhi:  The powerful and the commoners, jostled to offer their last respects to late A P J Abdul Kalam today as President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders cutting across political divide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying a wreath on the mortal remains of former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

 

HRD Minister Smriti Irani paying her last respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paying his last respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Senior BJP leader LK Advani paying his last respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley paying his last respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh paying his last respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paying his respects to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

People crowd at the residence of former President APJ Abdul Kalam to pay their last respects to him at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The mortal remains of former President APJ Abdul Kalam is brought at his residence at Rajaji Marg in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Mukherjee, Hamid Ansari, Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and a host of dignitaries received the mortal remains of Kalam at the Palam technical area as the body was flown from Shillong to Guwahati en route Delhi by the Air Force.

The dignitaries placed wreaths on the body that was wrapped in a tri-colour and placed on a deck on the tarmac at at the Palam technical area.