APJ Abdul Kalam: Why did he Want to Resign as President? | Siyasat Podcast | The Quint

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India once considered resigning from the post. But the then Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh convinced him otherwise.
What was the story of his nomination, how did the scientist fare as a politician, and how did PK Nair conclude that being a scientist, Kalam could also be diplomatic?
Tune in to listen to all these stories and more on this episode of Siyasat!
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Amazing storytelling style and story too.

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Amazing !!

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really good trivia💯👍🏽

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Very good trivia. Thank you Quint Team.
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@@moe00711 So what? He was good leader.

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Please Tamil language dubbed