Kalam mourns lost of lives in tsunami

New Delhi, July 19 (UNI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today condoled the loss of lives in Indonesia tsunami calamity this week.

In a message to Indonesia president Susilo Banbang Yudhoyono, he said ''On behalf of the government and people of India, I would like to express our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the people of Indonesia who have lost their near and dear ones in the tsunami that struck the southern coast of Java on July 17. We pray for early recovery of those who were injured in the calamity.'' UNI SU YA HT2112