APJ Abdul Kalam's grandnephew to launch Kalam Foundation in his honour

The grandnephew of former President APJ Abdul Kalam has announced that the family is setting up ‘Kalam Foundation’ in the former President's honour. The foundation will be launched on October 11 in Chennai.

According to a report in The Hindu, the foundation’s aim will be to carry forward Kamal’s mission and make his vision come true. APJ MJ Sheik Saleem made this announcement. He recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Saleem has also stated that a ‘Kalam National Centre for Knowledge and Discovery’ will be set up by the foundation. Ponraj, a close aide and advisor to Dr Kalam, and Saleem had said that they had requested the Centre to set up a ‘Kalam National Centre for Knowledge and Discovery’, on September 4 in Rameswaram. It was post this that Saleem joined the BJP.

The foundation will be run by those who were close to the former President, Saleem added. Ponraj has now stated that Saleem would not be given a post in the ‘Abdul Kalam’s Vision India Movement’ as he has joined a political party.