New Delhi, June 17: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, the National Democratic Alliance`s nominee for the July 15 presidential election, arrived here from Chennai this morning to file his nomination papers tomorrow.

Kalam was accompanied from Chennai by Union Minister for Information Technology Pramod Mahajan. A large number of people were present at the airport to recieve Kalam. Prominent among those who were present were defence minister George Fernandes, minister of state in the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO), Vijay Goel, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, Union civil aviation minister Shahnawaz Hussain and former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma.
``I am happy to be here to file my nomination tomorrow. God bless you all,`` Kalam said on the occasion.
Bureau Report