President Pranab Mukherjee has decided to call off all his programmes in Karnataka and return here today morning in view of the sad demise of former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Kalam, 84, passed away in Shillong yesterday after he was admitted to a hospital in the city.
The former president collapsed during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management. He was in a critical condition and had been admitted to the city's Bethany Hospital.
Kalam served as the 11th President on India from 2002 to 2007.