If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly... - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at BrainyQuote

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly... - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at BrainyQuote

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