Prez leaves for Goa

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:30 [IST]

Coimbatore, Feb 25 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam left for Goa this morning in a special flight after attending several functions at Nilgris and in this city.

He was given a send-off by State Minister Pongalur N Palanisamy, District Collector Neeraj Mittal, Police IG (West Zone) Rajendran and local VIPs.

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