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Former advisor to Kalam dies
Posted on: 16/Feb/2013 1:11:56 PM
Maj Gen (Retd) R Swaminathan, advisor to former President A P J Abdul Kalam, died today following brief illness at the age of 74.
Swaminathan breathed his last at 2.15 PM at the Army Research and Referral Hospital here. Immediately, Kalam drove to the hospital to pay his last respects and placed a wreath on his body.He was associated with Kalam for several years, including the latter`s tenure at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from 2002 to 2007.
