President condoles passing away of eminent Scientist, Dr. Raja Ramanna
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has condoled the passing away this morning in Mumbai of the eminent scientist, Dr. Raja Ramanna.
In his condolence message to Smt. Malathi Ramanna, the wife of the late scientist, Dr. Kalam has said “The passing away of Dr. Ramanna is a deep personal loss for me as he was a mentor, guide and teacher to me over the years. A towering and multi-faceted personality Dr. Ramanna was always keen to contribute to national development with a sense of mission in any capacity, which was evident in his role as a Union Minister and a Member of Parliament. For us in the science and technology community, he was always a source of inspiration and a guide. His passing away leaves a void, which cannot be filled easily. The world is poorer without him. I am grateful to God that I was able to call on him and pay my respects to him late last night”.
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