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The Bollywood actor took to Twitter and wrote, “Very sad to hear about the passing of ABJ Kalam Azad. Loss of an inspiring visionary and a wonderful soul. May his soul RIP.”
Sharma not only misspelled APJ as 'ABJ' but also changed Abdul Kalam to 'Kalam Azad'. Kalam Azad was an Indian freedom fighter.
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However, soon after the actor deleted her tweet sent out to her 5.4 million followers and tweeted again with the correct spelling.
Very sad to hear about the passing of APJ Abdul Kalam . Loss of an inspiring visionary and a wonderful soul .May his soul RIP.
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) July 27, 2015
On Monday, the Bombay Velvet actor had tweeted warning her followers that she would block those who “rant nonsense with no sense of responsibility.”
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India's former president and top scientist APJ Kalam, who played a lead role in the country's nuclear weapons tests, died on Monday, a hospital official said. He was 83.
Kalam collapsed during a lecture at a management institute in the northeastern Indian city of Shillong, and was declared dead.
India declared seven days of national mourning for Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, who served as India's 11th president between 2002 and 2007, as is standard after the death of a former leader.
Read: Transitions: India’s former president Abdul Kalam passes away
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi plaid tribute to Kalam, who was elected to the top post during the previous Bharatiya Janata Party rule, saying he had "always marvelled at his intellect, learnt so much from him".
"India mourns the loss of a great scientist, a wonderful president and above all an inspiring individual," his office said in a statement.
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