Dr APJ Abdul Kalam passed away at the age of 83 after having a cardiac arrest while giving a speech in the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong on 27th July 2015
In its 17th February 2020 print edition, Outlook magazine has given space to one Omair Ahmed who has declared that former President APJ Abdul Kalam was no 'hero' of the country as he 'merely obeyed his political masters'.
The Andhra Pradesh government had earlier decided to rename "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar Awards" as "YSR Vidya Puraskars" from this year onwards.
The awards, which are distributed to meritorious students in the state will now be named after a Congress leader instead of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.