Current President Kovind pays tribute to former President Kalam on his anniversary

Officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan also paid tributes on the occasion.

President Ram Nath Kovind Monday paid floral tributes to former president A P J Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official statement said.

Kalam, who served as the 11th president of India from 2002-07, was born October 15, 1931, at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

The president paid floral tributes to Kalam, the statement issued by Kovind's office said.

"Officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan also paid tributes on the occasion," it said.