Kalam may be NDA's choice for President

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">NEW DELHI: Eminent scientist A P J Abdul Kalam was on Monday emerging as NDA''s candidate for the office of the President in the absence of a consensus over the name of Maharashtra Governor P C Alexander, who appeared to have been the first choice.<br />Highly placed NDA sources said the name of Kalam, who is regarded as the father of Indian missile technology, would be considered at a meeting of the ruling alliance later this evening.<br />A meeting of NDA, which was postponed thrice during the past two days, is likely to take place on Tuesday to decide on its nominee for the July 15 Presidential poll.<br />"NDA is likely to meet here tomorrow," its convener George Fernandes told reporters when asked about the fresh date of its meeting.<br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Related Stories:</span><br /><img src="/images/ticker.gif"> <a href="/articleshow.cms?art_id=12553660">Naidu for consensus over President</a><br /><img src="/images/ticker.gif"> <a href="/articleshow.cms?art_id=12498116">Narayanan is Oppn choice, NDA dithers </a><br /><img src="/images/ticker.gif"> <a href="/articleshow.cms?art_id=12483373">Alexander''s candidature unacceptable: Oppn </a><br /><img src="/images/ticker.gif"> <a href="/articleshow.cms?art_id=12485429">K R Narayanan vs P C Alexander</a> </img></img></img></img></div> </div>