Kalam's funeral to take place in Rameswaram on Thursday

The funeral of former President A P J Abdul Kalam will be held in Rameswaram, his birth place in Tamil Nadu, on July 30 with full military honours.
Giving details, Defence Ministry Spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said that the gun carriage with the mortal remains of Kalam will leave his 10 Rajaji Marg residence here for Palam at 7 AM tomorrow.
A special aircraft carrying the mortal remains will take off from the Palam airport at 7.45 AM.
From Madurai, the mortal remains will be flown in to Rameswaram by an IAF helicopter. The former President's body will lie in state till 7 PM for public to pay homage, Kar said.

The funeral will take place on Thursday at his native place around 11 AM in Rameswaram in accordance with the wishes of the family of Kalam, whose elder brother Muthu Mohammed Meeran Marakkair (99) is said to have insisted that the last rites be held there.