The mortal remains of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, would be laid to rest on Thursday morning in Rameswaram, district Collector K. Nanthakumar said.

 

In a brief interaction with reporters here on Tuesday, he said the body would be brought here from Delhi on Wednesday afternoon and the funeral would take place around 10: 30 am on Thursday.

 

After the arrival in the afternoon, the body would be taken to “House of Kalam”, the ancestral house of the former President . Later, the body would be kept in the open ground in front of the bus stand for the public to pay homage, the Collector said.

 

The district administration has selected three places for the funeral and would finalise a place after consulting A. P. J. M. Maraikayar, elder brother of Mr. Kalam and other family members, official sources said.

 

Three places – a government land at Meyyampuli, near Thangachimadam; a forest land at Natarajapuram near Danushkodi; and a private land of Abil Kabil Dargah have been shortlisted, the sources said.

(The Hindu)