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CBN honours Kalam by not giving Holiday
By: Tupaki Desk | 28 July 2015 10:15 AM GMT
APJ Abdul Kalam the People's President breathed his last yesterday evening after collapsing during his speech at IIM Shillong.The Telangana government has declared a holiday on Tuesday as a mark of respect to former president.Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao directed Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma to issue the order declaring Tuesday a holiday.
All government offices, educational institutions in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana will remained closed. Meanwhile AP government have not announced the holiday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the former president was against declaring a holiday on his death.
"Don't declare a holiday on my death, instead work an extra day. This was his message," Naidu said while paying tributes to the Missile man.Talking to the media after Naidu said Kalam reached the towering heights only because of his hard work.
All government offices, educational institutions in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana will remained closed. Meanwhile AP government have not announced the holiday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the former president was against declaring a holiday on his death.
"Don't declare a holiday on my death, instead work an extra day. This was his message," Naidu said while paying tributes to the Missile man.Talking to the media after Naidu said Kalam reached the towering heights only because of his hard work.
