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.
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.
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- 28 July 2015
- Published
- 28 July 2015