Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, passed away in Shillong after cardiac arrest.

Former president and Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong. 

 'Missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after cardiac arrest.

The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away in Shillong on Monday 27 July evening, was being flown to Delhi from Guwahati on Tuesday by a special aircraft.

Last respects were paid to the late former President at the tarmac of the airport after his body was brought to Guwahati from Shillong by an Air Force helicopter.

Several leaders including chief minister Tarun Gogoi and senior IAF officials joined in paying tribute here to India's 'Missile Man' whose death has plunged the nation into overwhelming grief.

Kalam, who would have turned 84 in October, died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest during a lecture at the IIM Shillong on Monday. He was confirmed dead more than two hours after he was wheeled into the ICU of Bethany Hospital in a critical condition following the collapse at around 6.30 PM. The body of the late former president was then shifted to the Military Hospital in Shillong, Defence Public Relations Officer Amit Mahajan said.