Tripura CM Manik Sarkar condoles APJ Abdul Kalam's death

AGARTALA: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today condoled the death of former president APJ Abdul Kalam and said his death is an irreparable loss to the nation.

"His sudden death came as a deep shock to me. Students and youths had a separate place in him. As a president he made a mark of specialty," Sarkar told reporters.

Leader of the opposition Sudip Roy Barman (Congress) and BJP state president Sudhindra Dasgupta also expressed their grief over Kalam's death.