World Students’ Day 2020: PM, Rajnath Singh remember APJ Abdul Kalam on 90th birth anniversary

Every year on 15 October, World Students’ Day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the 11th President of India APJ Abdul Kalam. This year marks his 90th birth anniversary. Kalam served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007 and earned the respect and admiration of people and political parties across the spectrum for his simple living and non-partisan conduct. He is also credited with opening the doors of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the masses and came to be affectionately called the “People’s President”. Kalam, who passed away in 2015, also earned the sobriquet “Missile Man of India” for his role in the development of the country’s missile programmes. In 2010, the United Nations declared World Students’ Day to be celebrated on Kalam’s birthday to honour and mark his efforts towards promoting education. This year, the theme for World Students’ day is “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”, which aims to reaffirm the role of education as a fundamental right of every person across the world. President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to the former President of India, on his birth anniversary at the Northern Command, Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former president APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary on Friday, saying he dedicated his life in making India strong, prosperous and capable, and will always remain a source of inspiration for the people of the country. “Tributes to former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam ji, known as the ‘Missile Man’, on his birth anniversary. He dedicated his life in making India strong, prosperous and capable. He will always remain a source of inspiration for the people of the country,” Modi said in a tweet in Hindi.

Union minister Piyush Goyal said he was joining every Indian in offering his humble tributes to the missile man of India.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted that Kalam’s contribution to India is “beyond measure”.

Here’s how other politicos have tweeted to mark the day: