Kalam offers Friday prayers at Fatehpuri Masjid

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 13:25 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today offered Friday prayers at Fatehpuri Masjid here.

Dr Kalam, who spent about half-an-hour at the masjid, also talked to people present there, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said.

Shahi Imam Mufti Mohammed Mukarram received the President on his arrival at the mosque.

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Topics: PRESIDENT-FRIDAY PRAYER (WITH PHOTO)

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