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King Charles II Medal for President
Hasan Suroor
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
London: The Royal Society, U.K.’s national academy of science, has awarded the King Charles II Medal to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in recognition of his “extraordinary” contribution to promotion of science in India.
It said Mr. Kalam was the second person to receive the award, given only to heads of state. It was given to Emperor Akihito of Japan in 1998.
“President Kalam has led India at a time when science and technology investment in the country has radically increased. He has played a major part in preparing a road map for transforming India from developing status into a developed nation. As a scientist himself he has also made a great contribution to scientific advances in his country,” Royal Society president Martin Rees said.
A ceremony, which was to have been held on July 13 to present the award to Mr. Kalam, has been postponed following the death of the former Prime Minister, Chandra Shekhar. It will now be held after the Presidential election.
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