President Ram Nath Kovind On Sunday drew a parallel between APJ Abdul Kalam and Narendra Modi, saying while the former president was a "space scientist", the current prime minister is a "social scientist".
President Kovind was addressing the 66th convocation ceremony of the Gujarat University (GU) in Ahmedabad.
"Kalam sir was ultimately and fortunately my predecessor. Though he became the president, he was basically a scientist. Thus, I usually refer to him as a 'space scientist' while I call Modiji a 'social scientist'," President Kovind said in his address.
"While Modiji was an alumnus of the Gujarat University, Kalam sir too had stayed here for some time," he said.
On a lighter note, the president said none of the students present at the ceremony would have sold tea like PM Modi did in his younger days.
"...This is a person who was born and brought up here, studied here and then become the prime minister. This was truly inspirational," Ram Nath Kovind said.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the doors of the 21st century for today's generation by bringing in various initiatives, such as 'Digital India' and 'Start Up India'.
The President urged students to keep in mind the ethos of cooperation and brotherhood to bring in development.
As many as 56,159 graduates of the GU, the oldest varsity of the state, were awarded degrees at the convocation ceremony.
President Kovind was addressing the 66th convocation ceremony of the Gujarat University (GU) in Ahmedabad.
"Kalam sir was ultimately and fortunately my predecessor. Though he became the president, he was basically a scientist. Thus, I usually refer to him as a 'space scientist' while I call Modiji a 'social scientist'," President Kovind said in his address.
On a lighter note, the president said none of the students present at the ceremony would have sold tea like PM Modi did in his younger days.
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He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the doors of the 21st century for today's generation by bringing in various initiatives, such as 'Digital India' and 'Start Up India'.
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As many as 56,159 graduates of the GU, the oldest varsity of the state, were awarded degrees at the convocation ceremony.
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