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Published 15:38 IST, October 15th 2019

APJ Abdul Kalam's Birth Anniversary: Celebrities pour in their wishes

APJ Abdul Kalam, fondly called as the 'Missile Man of India', had his birth anniversary on October 15. Here is what celebrities are tweeting about Dr. Kalam.

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Popularly known as the 'Missile Man', APJ Abdul Kalam was born in a small village in Tamil Nadu, on October 25, 1931. As the world remembers the might of APJ Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary, the entertainment fraternity did not step back from paying homage to him.. Popular Celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sunny Deol, Vivekh, among others posted a heartfelt note for Dr. Kalam on social media.

Let us have a look at what popular celebrities had to say about APJ Abdul Kalam, on his birth anniversary: 

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What is 'Plant for Kalam'?

Popular South Indian movie actor Vivekh started an initiative on the day of APJ Abdul Kalam's birthday. He named the initiative 'Plant for Kalam', where he asked popular Indian celebrities to propagate the message to plant a tree in memory of APJ Abdul Kalam. He shared a social media post that read, "Tomorrow, October 15th is the birthday of Bharat Ratna, Kalam sir. I request all Thalaivar, Thalapathy, Thala and other actors’ fans to plant saplings. I also plead them to make it a trend on social media (Translated from Tamil)."

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Have a look at the original tweet by the actor:

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12:21 IST, October 15th 2019