New Delhi, July 23: He sermonized at Gaya, meditated at Sabarmati Ashram, paid obeisance at Vaishno Devi and offered prayers at Hazrat-Bal shrine. This is President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is all set to finish his "Bharat Darshan" in August. He has already visited 23 states and would complete the country's tour with his scheduled visit to Uttar Pradesh and a few other states next month.
"And this is a record, no other President has visited the whole of country in just one year," Rashtrapati Bhavan officials say.
President Kalam, who completes his one year in office tomorrow had said he would go on a foreign visit only after touring the whole of India. True to his word, officials say the President has not visited any foreign country as yet.
However, visits to Russia, UAE and Sudan are being planned though no dates have been finalised as yet, they say.
"President Kalam took over on July 24 last year and started his visits to the states with Gujarat in August last year. He met the riot victims and the quake affected. Then he went to North-East - areas which have been deprived of development," the officials say. Bureau Report