Amidst demands to honour the former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday said that his birthday, October 15, would be observed as ‘Youth Awakening Day’ every year.
CM statement
In a statement, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said that her government was instituting an award in Kalam’s name to be presented every year to a person from the State striving for scientific advancement, humanities and students welfare. The award, comprising eight gram gold medal, Rs 5 lakh in cash and a citation, will be presented on Independence Day beginning this year, she said.
