Meanwhile, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government in Delhi is considering to provide space for making a memorial for Kalam.
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Former President A P JAbdul Kalam’s grand nephew A P J Syed Haja Ibrahim has quit the BJP, riled by the NDA government’s refusal to earmark Kalam’s official bungalow in Lutyens” Delhi as a “Knowledge Centre’ as a mark of respect to the ex-president. Instead, the bungalow was alloted to union culture minister Mahesh Sharma, sparking nationwide outrage.
I joined BJP on 21-07-2012 in the presence of then the state president and current Minister of State Hon.
Former President Dr. A.P.J.
Salim had joined the BJP on September 28, 2015 in New Delhi.
P. Muralidhar Rao, BJP general secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu, said he was not aware of the resignation and added that he had never met Ibrahim.
Ibrahim said the knowledge centre was not being set up despite repeated requests. This act of BJP Government is disheartening to the public, and hence I would like inform through this Press Release that the demand and suggestion I have received from the students & young communities, public and the people who have deepest affection towards Dr APJ Abdul Kalam forced me to resign from the leadership position and basic membership of BJP. He used to meet and interact with a number of students on a regular basis.
Following Kalam’s death on July 27 this year, Aurangzeb Road in the VIP zone was renamed after him, kicking up a storm which was fuelled further when minister Sharma remarked the former President was a nationalist “despite being a Muslim”.
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Delhi Toursim Minister Kapil Mishra said he has convened a high-level meeting in his office tomorrow on the issue.
