He was a driver for Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam when the former president was director of defence research development laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad Mr.V.Kathiresan (47) ,an example of self-confidence and perseverance, was directly motivated by Dr.Kalam. His father Vellaichamy thevar died when he was young and kathiresan was forced to join the army in 1979 without even clearing his class-X exams. Trained as an electrical mechanic in Bhopal, he served in Nagaland and Sikkim and was finally posted at DRDL as driver for dr.kalam who was the director in the ‘80s.
“I cannot forget ayya. He was never harsh with anybody but used to motivate me and others,” says Mr.Kathiresan. He served DRDL for 19 years during which he cleared the English paper that he could not pass in the class-X public exam. Then he finished clasds-x11 as a private candidate. After Dr.Kalam moved to Delhi as PM’s advisor in 1996, Mr.Karhiresan got relieved from the services in 1998.
Then he did B.A. (history) and later M.A. (history) through distance mode from Madurai Kamaraj University. He pursued B.Ed and M.Ed through the same university. Finally, he did his M.Phill and Ph.D from Manonmaneeyam Sundaranar University in 2002. Having qualified under the teachers Recruitment board, he has been recruited as history lecturer for Arignar Anna government Arts College, athur, Salem district. “I will continue to instill patriotism in youngsters, as ayya Dr.kalam) used to do,” he said.
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