Once during an event, Dr. Kalam refused to sit on a chair that was designated for him because the chair was larger in size than the other chairs! At a recent convocation of IIT-Varanasi, Dr. Kalam was the Chief Guest. There were five chairs on the stage, the centre one being for Dr. Kalam, the other four designated for the top university officials. Noticing his chair being bigger in size than the others, Dr. Kalam refused to sit on it and offered the Vice Chancellor to sit instead. The VC couldn’t, obviously. No doubt, another chair was made available immediately for the Honourable former President!